>> 1.1.2 Minimize Software to Minimize Vulnerability
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>I agree on yum. If the attacker has root and can run yum. It is too late.
You missed the point. More software means a larger attack surface. Minimizing software isn't meant to keep an attacker from installing software, it is meant to keep an attacker from using unmaintained/unneeded software to compromise the box in the first place.
You missed the point. More software means a larger attack surface. Minimizing software isn't meant to keep an attacker from installing software, it is meant to keep an attacker from using unmaintained/unneeded software to compromise the box in the first place.