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Forescout Network Access Control Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000334-NAC-001350

    Group
  • Forescout must off-load log records onto a different system. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 1.

    Having a separate, secure location for log records is essential to the preservation of logs as required by policy.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000335-NAC-001360

    Group
  • Forescout must generate a critical alert to be sent to the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and Systems Administrator (SA) (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 1.

    Ensuring that a security solution alerts in the event of misconfiguration or error is imperative to ensuring that proper auditing is being conducted. Having the ability to immediately notify an adm...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000343-NAC-001460

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000343-NAC-001470

    Group
  • Forescout must be configured to apply dynamic ACLs that restrict the use of ports when non-entity endpoints are connected using MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB). This is required for compliance with C2C Step 4.

    MAB is only one way of connecting non-entity endpoints, and can be defeated by spoofing the MAC address of an assumed authorized device. By adding the device to the MAR, the device can then gain ac...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000273-NAC-000970

    Group
  • Forescout must reveal error messages only to the Information System Security Officer (ISSO), Information System Security Manager (ISSM), and System Administrator (SA). This is required for compliance with C2C Step 1.

    Ensuring the proper amount of information is provided to the Security Management staff is imperative to ensure role based access control. Only those individuals that need to know about a security e...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000088-NAC-000440

    Group

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