From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep: 7 Endpoint Security Design and Implementation
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Configuration management
From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Cert Prep: 7 Endpoint Security Design and Implementation
Configuration management
- [Instructor] Configuration management tracks the way that specific devices are set up. Configuration management tracks both operating system settings and the inventory of software installed on a device. Baselining is an important component of configuration management. A baseline is a snapshot of a system or application at a given point in time. The baseline may then be used to assess whether a system has changed outside of an approved change management process. System administrators may compare a running system to the baseline to identify all changes to the system and then compare those changes to approved RFCs. Versioning and version control are also critical components of change management programs, particularly in the area of software and script development. Versioning assigns each release of a piece of software an incrementing version number that may be used to identify any given copy. These numbers are frequently…
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