[Aaron Elliott]

In order to harden a network and servers, a basic step would to be ensure devices connected to the network be kept up to date with software updates. Microsoft or other operating system manufacturers push security updates regularly, and not keeping up with these will increase the risk of breaches, as old version’s vulnerabilities become better known.

In house threats are common vulnerabilities for networks. To harden from these threats, one would want to monitor the privileges assigned to employees, making sure one employee does not have more access then required, enacting least privileges. Also training employees on proper device management and the dangers of phishing emails.