Detections
Analytics
1.016 - Security configuration tools or equivalent processes must be used to configure and maintain platforms for security compliance.
Information
Security configuration tools such as Group Policies and Security Templates allow system administrators to consolidate security-related system settings into a single configuration file. These settings can then be applied consistently to any number of Windows systems.NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Implement a process using security configuration tools or the equivalent to configure Windows systems to meet security requirements.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2008_MS_V6R46_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Windows Server 2008 MS STIG v6r46
References: CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-29669r2_rule, STIG-ID|1.016, Vuln-ID|V-1128
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 0311cc83a06cbbe75f5f16b3ab74901473386edd2dc5eb7196d02cdb1fc73f27