Security Hardening

Security Hardening is a systematic process within systems administration that strengthens the security posture of computing systems and networks by eliminating vulnerabilities and reducing attack surfaces through the implementation of protective configurations, controls, and policies.

354

Publications

20.3K

Citations

Authors

366

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

142

Variants

System Hardening

Parents

Systems Administration

Children

Access Control HardeningAccount Management HardeningApplication HardeningAttack Surface ReductionAuditing HardeningAuthentication HardeningAuthorization HardeningConfiguration Drift PreventionDatabase HardeningEncryption Configuration Hardening

Publications

354

Hackers — Heroes of the computer revolution

Computer Law & Security Report · 1986 · 1.5K citations

Computing, Computer Science, Cybersecurity +7

A modification of Prager’s hardening rule

Hans Ziegler · Quarterly of Applied Mathematics · 1959 · 876 citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Formal Methods +2

Dynamic Security Risk Management Using Bayesian Attack Graphs

Nayot Poolsappasit, Rinku Dewri, Indrajit Ray · IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing · 2011 · 603 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Risk Management +14

Towards a theory of software protection and simulation by oblivious RAMs

Oded Goldreich · 1987 · 511 citations

Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Science +8

How to withstand mobile virus attacks (extended abstract)

Rafail Ostrovsky, Moti Yung · 1991 · 459 citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Science +12

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Authors

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Sushil Jajodia
George Mason University, United States
8 publications · 1.2K citations
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Herbert Bos
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
6 publications · 747 citations
6
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Lingyu Wang
Concordia University, Canada
5 publications · 427 citations
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Ozgur Sinanoglu
New York University, United States
5 publications · 626 citations
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Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman
Florida International University, United States
4 publications · 153 citations
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Institutions

366

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Venues

Computers & Security
13 publications · 795 citations
12
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arXiv (Cornell University)
Repository · 11 publications · 303 citations
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IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems
TCHES · 6 publications · 119 citations
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IEEE Access
4 publications · 163 citations
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International Journal of Information Security
4 publications · 382 citations
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