How you can significantly improve the resilience of your IT systems with System Hardening
Increase the resilience of your IT systems with a preventive and sustainable solution: System Hardening! That is why this measure is so extremely important.
Lay the groundwork
Many people still refuse to believe it: the digital world is in the midst of a so-called “cyber war.” Private websites, networks of start-ups and government agencies, and the IT systems of medium-sized companies and corporations are regularly targeted by “cyber gangsters.” The question is no longer whether a company will be attacked, but only when and how.
IT managers are therefore faced with the urgent task of protecting their infrastructure and making it more resilient to attacks. This is not just a matter of identifying and managing vulnerabilities. Rather, the focus is on significantly reducing potential areas of attack from the outset.
This means that organizations should not focus their security strategy exclusively on detection and response. A preventive approach is far more effective – comparable to locking doors and windows before an attempted break-in can even take place. This is exactly what System Hardening is all about.
Why does System Hardening increase IT resilience?
The term System Hardening refers to the secure, in-depth configuration of IT systems – also known as Secure Configuration. The aim of these measures is to close existing security gaps and minimize potential gateways. This reduces the number of possible attack vectors that cybercriminals could exploit.
A hardened system is, for example, significantly more resilient against:
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- Ransomware
- Mimikatz attacks
- Polymorphic malware
- Windows espionage
This makes it difficult for hackers and “data leeches” to penetrate your systems, track users, and steal sensitive information.
AI-based attacks also use known attack paths
Let’s imagine a metaphor: AI-supported malware searches for open doors and windows in the operating system, tests hidden loopholes, and detects even the smallest misconfigurations. In this scenario, System Hardening means removing all unnecessary access points, consistently locking doors and windows, and leaving only what is really necessary open.
For AI that is specifically trained in pattern recognition and vulnerability detection, this acts as a massive protective wall. Attacks come to nothing. A supposedly easy target thus becomes a fortress in which the attacking AI can hardly find any points of attack.
Increasing IT resilience – which solution helps?
All IT managers know that protecting modern system landscapes is not only complicated, but also highly complex. Numerous organizational and technical measures work together to strengthen resilience. One of the central pillars of this is System Hardening.
Especially in large, heterogeneous IT environments, professional and sustainable hardening requires a considerable amount of time. This makes it all the more important to have an efficiently designed process that intelligently integrates implementation, monitoring, and optimization and provides technical support.
This is exactly where Enforce Administrator comes in. With this hardening tool developed in Germany, you can perform automated System Hardening based on proven standards and with maximum efficiency.
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What our customers say
“With Enforce Administrator, we were able to meet our company’s System Hardening requirements on time. We were able to harden all Windows servers and clients according to established specifications in a relatively short time and document the status on an ongoing basis. FB Pro supported us significantly with their experience.”
Harald Große-Kathöfer / SÜDVERS
IT System Engineer
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“By specifically securing our IT systems and using Enforce Administrator, we have significantly improved our IT security measures. This not only creates the basis for greater security, but also fulfills key regulatory requirements.”
Martin Khoury / Aachener Grundvermögen
Chief Information Security Officer
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“Enforce Administrator has helped us to secure our server landscape and workstations with state-of-the-art technology. The cooperation with the specialists from FB Pro GmbH was goal-oriented, efficient and professional.”
Florian Brugger / STADTWERK AM SEE
IT Infrastructure Project Manager
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“The collaboration with FB Pro went just as you would wish: with a high level of professionalism and a feel for our needs and requirements, the project was completed in a surprisingly short time. The documented and proven security gain is impressive. I would like to thank everyone involved for their commitment and smooth implementation.”
Alexander Wüllner / Hundt Consult
Managing Director