WN16-00-000310 - A host-based firewall must be installed and enabled on the system.

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Information

A firewall provides a line of defense against attack, allowing or blocking inbound and outbound connections based on a set of rules.

Solution

Install and enable a host-based firewall on the system.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2016_V2R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, CCI|CCI-002080, Rule-ID|SV-224846r852299_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-00-000310, STIG-Legacy|SV-87931, STIG-Legacy|V-73279, Vuln-ID|V-224846

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 253ae360357a679fe83fffa30081c39a934ac233f1513f096da017d00d134ffd