A system was hardened at the Operating System level and placed into the production environment. Months later an audit was performed and it identified insecure configuration different from the original hardened state. Which of the following security issues is the MOST likely reason leading to the audit findings?

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The lack of change management processes is the most likely reason for the audit findings, as it would allow unauthorized or undocumented changes to the system configuration, leading to deviations from the original hardened state.

A System Was Hardened at the Operating System Level and Placed