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Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000131

    Group
  • The IDPS must be configured to remove or disable non-essential features, functions, and services of the IDPS application.

    An IDPS can be capable of providing a wide variety of capabilities. Not all of these capabilities are necessary. Unnecessary services, functions, and applications increase the attack surface (sum o...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000132

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000192

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000228

    Group
  • The IDPS must detect, at a minimum, mobile code that is unsigned or exhibiting unusual behavior, has not undergone a risk assessment, or is prohibited for use based on a risk assessment.

    Mobile code is defined as software modules obtained from remote systems, transferred across a network, and then downloaded and executed on a local system without explicit installation or execution ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000229

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000235

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000236

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000246

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000248

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000249

    Group
  • The IDPS must block malicious code.

    Configuring the IDPS to delete and/or quarantine based on local organizational incident handling procedures minimizes the impact of this code on the network.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000249

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000249

    Group
  • The IDPS must send an immediate (within seconds) alert to, at a minimum, the system administrator when malicious code is detected.

    Without an alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and the ability to perform forensic analysis and detect rate-based and other anomalies will be i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000251

    Group
  • The IDPS must automatically update malicious code protection mechanisms as new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy.

    Failing to automatically update malicious code protection mechanisms, including application software files, signature definitions, and vendor-provided rules, leaves the system vulnerable to exploit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000273

    Group
  • SRG-NET-000273

    Group

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