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ForeScout CounterACT NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • CounterACT must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

    If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by the application include date and time. Tim...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000373-NDM-000298

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000125-NDM-000241

    Group
  • If any logs are stored locally which are not sent to the centralized audit server, CounterACT must back up audit records at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being audited.

    Protection of log data includes ensuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Regularly backing up audit records to a different system or onto separate media than the system being audited ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000133-NDM-000244

    Group
  • CounterACT must limit privileges to change the software resident within software libraries.

    Changes to any software components of the network device can have significant effects on the overall security of the network. Therefore, only qualified and authorized individuals should be allowed ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000169-NDM-000257

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000515-NDM-000325

    Group
  • CounterACT must sent audit logs to a centralized audit server (i.e., syslog server).

    Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000374-NDM-000299

    Group

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