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Forescout Network Access Control Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000020

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000030

    Group
  • Endpoint policy assessment must proceed after the endpoint attempting access has been identified using an approved identification method such as IP address. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 2.

    Automated policy assessments must reflect the organization's current security policy so entry control decisions will happen only where remote endpoints meet the organization's security requirements...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000040

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000060

    Group
  • If a device requesting access fails Forescout policy assessment, Forescout must communicate with other components and the switch to either terminate the session or isolate the device from the trusted network for remediation. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 3.

    Endpoints with identified security flaws and weaknesses endanger the network and other devices on it. Isolation or termination prevents traffic from flowing with traffic from endpoints that have be...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000070

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000080

    Group
  • Forescout must be configured so that all client machines are assessed by Forescout with exceptions that are allowed to bypass Forescout based on account or account type, as approved by the information system security manager (ISSM) and documented in the System Security Plan (SSP). This is required for compliance with C2C Step 1.

    The NAC gateway provides the policy enforcement allowing or denying the endpoint to the network. Unauthorized endpoints that bypass this control present a risk to the organization's data and networ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000090

    Group

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