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DTAM159 - McAfee VirusScan On-Delivery Email Scanner must be configured to log session summary and failure to scan encrypted files.

Information

Log management is essential to ensuring that computer security records are stored in sufficient detail for an appropriate period of time. Routine log analysis is beneficial for identifying security incidents, policy violations, fraudulent activity, and operational problems. Logs are also useful when performing auditing and forensic analysis, supporting internal investigations, establishing baselines, and identifying operational trends and long-term problems.

Solution

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start >> All Programs >> McAfee >> VirusScan Console.

Under the 'Task' column, select the 'On-Delivery Email Scanner' Option, right-click, and select 'Properties'.

Under the 'Reports' tab, locate the 'What to log in addition to scanning activity:' label.

Select the 'Session summary' and 'Failure to scan encrypted files' options.

Click 'OK' to save.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_McAfee_VirusScan88_Local_Client_V6R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000130, Rule-ID|SV-243432r722669_rule, STIG-ID|DTAM159, STIG-Legacy|SV-55298, STIG-Legacy|V-42570, Vuln-ID|V-243432

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 41d4dfa29d3b045a2fa945d3c83b9fd916440a1f545f255229eab776f56870f8