From the course: CISSP Cert Prep (2021): 7 Security Operations

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Validation

Validation

From the course: CISSP Cert Prep (2021): 7 Security Operations

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Validation

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- [Narrator] Eradication and recovery processes are complex and they require different activities depending upon the nature of the compromise. Therefore, it's very important that you validate your work before declaring an incident resolved. Validation is the final activity that you should undertake during the containment eradication and recovery phase before moving on to post-incident activities. Let's take a look at the activities that should take place during validation. First, check the security of every system on your network with a particular focus on those that were involved in the compromise. Now, that might sound like a tremendous amount of work but you can automate this with the help of configuration management tools. You'll want to pay particular attention to ensuring that all of your systems are patched with current security updates, and they're protected against known vulnerabilities. In addition to validating…

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