Product:
BigFix Compliance
Title:
Updated CIS Checklist for Windows 10 to support a more recent version of the benchmark.
Security Benchmark:
CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Benchmark, V5.0.0
Published Sites:
CIS Checklist for Windows 10, site version 28
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)
Details:
Total New Fixlets: 2
Total Updated Fixlets:11
Total Deleted Fixlets:44
Total Fixlets in Site: 501
ADDED
Ensure 'Enable / disable CLFS logfile authentication' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Disable HTTP proxy features: Disable WPAD' is set to 'Enabled: Checked'
UPDATED
Ensure 'Audit Sensitive Privilege Use' is set to 'Success'
Ensure 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Logging: Name' is configured
Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Private: Logging: Name' is configured
Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Logging: Name' is configured
Ensure 'Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Allow widgets' is set to 'Disabled'
Ensure 'Limit Diagnostic Log Collection' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Limit Dump Collection' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Enable OneSettings Auditing' is set to 'Enabled'
Ensure 'Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 15 minutes or less, but not Never (0)'
DELETED
(L1) Ensure 'Change the time zone' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, Users'
(L1) Ensure 'Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (if client agrees)' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (if server agrees)' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Configure registry policy processing: Do not apply during periodic background processing' is set to 'Enabled: FALSE'
(L1) Ensure 'Configure detection for potentially unwanted applications' is set to 'Enabled: Block'
(L1) Ensure 'Configure registry policy processing: Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed' is set to 'Enabled: TRUE'
(L1) Ensure 'MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds before the screen saver grace period expires' is set to 'Enabled: 5 or fewer seconds'
(L2) Ensure 'Set time limit for disconnected sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 1 minute'
(L1) Ensure 'Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Turn on e-mail scanning' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Configure local setting override for reporting to Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Prevent users and apps from accessing dangerous websites' is set to 'Enabled: Block'
(L1) Ensure 'Scan removable drives' is set to 'Enabled'
(L2) Ensure 'Join Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'
(L2) Ensure 'Configure Watson events' is set to 'Disabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Turn on behavior monitoring' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Disable OneSettings Downloads' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Allow clipboard sharing with Windows Sandbox' is set to 'Disabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Enable file hash computation feature' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Turn on script scanning' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Always install with elevated privileges' is set to 'Disabled' (B)
(L1) Ensure 'Configure real-time protection and Security Intelligence Updates during OOBE' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Scan all downloaded files and attachments' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are received' is set to 'Enabled: 180 or more days'
(L1) Ensure 'Allow networking in Windows Sandbox' is set to 'Disabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules: Set the state for each ASR rule' is configured
(L1) Ensure 'Scan packed executables' is set to 'Enabled'
(L2) Ensure 'Configure Brute-Force Protection aggressiveness' is set to 'Enabled: Medium' or higher
(L1) Ensure 'Enable EDR in block mode' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Copilot' is set to 'Enabled'
(L2) Ensure 'GameInput Service (GameInputSvc)' is set to 'Disabled'
(L2) Ensure 'Convert warn verdict to block' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Trigger a quick scan after X days without any scans' is set to 'Enabled: 7'
(BL) Ensure 'Interactive logon: Machine account lockout threshold' is set to '10 or fewer invalid logon attempts, but not 0'
(L1) Ensure 'Control whether exclusions are visible to local users' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Configure Remote Encryption Protection Mode' is set to 'Enabled: Audit' or higher
(L2) Ensure 'WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service (WinHttpAutoProxySvc)' is set to 'Disabled'
(L2) Ensure 'Configure how aggressively Remote Encryption Protection blocks threats' is set to 'Enabled: Medium' or higher
(L1) Ensure 'Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans' is set to 'Enabled: 1'
(BL) Ensure 'Require additional authentication at startup: Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM' is set to 'Enabled: False'
(BL) Ensure 'Configure use of passwords for operating system drives' is set to 'Disabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Turn off real-time protection' is set to 'Disabled'
(BL) Ensure 'Require additional authentication at startup' is set to 'Enabled'
(L1) Ensure 'Not allow per-user unsigned packages to install by default (requires explicitly allow per install)' is set to 'Enabled'
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