Detections
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WN11-SO-000020 - The built-in administrator account must be renamed.

Information

The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> 'Accounts: Rename administrator account' to a name other than 'Administrator'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_11_V2R11_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-253435r1268251_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-SO-000020, Vuln-ID|V-253435

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: c185c9cf9fd0855a09cf02d35f81ad0aefce5a466773bfe2cfda6b5e6c315161