1.6.2 Ensure 'Use Online Translation Dictionaries' is set to Disabled

Information

This policy setting allows you to prevent online dictionaries from being used for the translation of text through the Research pane. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, the online dictionaries can be used to translate text through the Research pane. If you disable this policy setting, the online dictionaries cannot be used to translate text through the Research pane. The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled. Some organizations do not allow Internet access of any kind on certain devices or for certain users. In these instances, Internet access could violate organizational or regulatory compliance standards. For devices and users that manage extremely sensitive data Internet access can be prohibited to help prevent an attacker from gaining access to the sensitive information.

Solution

To implement the recommended configuration state, set the following Group Policy setting to Disabled. User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Word 2013\Miscellaneous\Use Online Translation Dictionaries Impact: When this policy setting is configured to Disabled, users will not be able to translate text through the Research pane by using the online dictionaries.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/556

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b.

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: e8e8c36dff1f90a35180eb8ecf4f798ca69e3e703a3391bcb821928666d914f0