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What is the purpose of hardening systems?
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C, saw a similar question in some practice exams where vulnerability identification was marked important for system security steps.
C tbh, since identifying vulnerabilities is a key step before you actually harden a system. Seen similar logic in some official guides, so maybe check Cisco's book or practice exams for wording.
Had something like this in a mock recently. The main goal of hardening is to securely configure devices to minimize vulnerabilities, so limiting the attack surface. Option A lines up with that. The others are more about detection or analysis after the fact, not prevention.
A, saw this in a mock. Hardening is about minimizing attack surface, not scanning for vulns or creating alerts.
A imo, that's what official guides say. I'd check Cisco's blueprint and labs just to confirm.
Option D might fit if the question was asking about incident response, but since it's about hardening, do they mean "best purpose" or just "one of the purposes"? That would change things here.
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