Hardening a system provides an additional layer of security by removing access and possible vulnerabilities from the system. Security principles such as deter, deny, delay, and detect are used to reduce attack surfaces and possible vectors.

In preparation for this lab, refer to the "Creating a Kali Linux VM$"$ and "Installing and Running Linux VM$"$ videos to complete this assignment. These will walk you through Part $1$ of this lab. For Part $2,$ you will need to research the required commands on your own.