10 facts you need to know about system hardening.

Hardening is the art of strengthening a computer system by reducing its attack surface.

But behind this often abstract word, there are very concrete facts.

Here are the 10 key figures to remember to understand what's at stake 👇

More than 600

The number of configurable security parameters on a Windows system.

90 %

That's how many of these settings are disabled by default.

8 hours

This is the average time required to manually audit a single workstation, according to security benchmarks.

+30 %

This is the average increase in attack surface on an unhardened station compared with a hardened station.

4 to 6 weeks

This is the estimated time required to properly harden a fleet of 500 machines without automated tools.

5 000 €

This is the average monthly cost (internal or external) of a hardening project maintained without automated means.

12

The number of regulations and standards that require or recommend hardening (ANSSI, CIS, NIS2, ISO 27001, SecNumCloud, etc.).

0

That's how many critical functions are actually protected... if you don't change any system configuration.

1 click

This is what is needed today, with the right tools, to apply complete and compliant security profiles.

1

A single uncorrected vulnerability, a single useless service left open... can be enough to compromise an entire system.

At CyberLib, we believe that hardening should no longer be a luxury, as every system should be able to be hardened easily rather than protected by expensive, palliative means.

It's the first line of defense. And it must be automated, maintainable and scalable.