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And then you get hooked on it and start using it for real (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

According to NIST it is:

A process intended to eliminate a means of attack by patching vulnerabilities and turning off nonessential services..

You have to harden servers because they're vulnerable.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's because of the function of a server running those services. A desktop isn't running services.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 5 points 3 months ago

Desktops absolutely run services that can be vulnerable.