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ForeScout CounterACT NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214

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  • For the local account, CounterACT must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000068-NDM-000215

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  • CounterACT must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of the DoD-approved use notification before granting access to CounterACT ensures privacy and security notification v...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000168-NDM-000256

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  • CounterACT must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000174-NDM-000261

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  • CounterACT must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed at specific intervals...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000165-NDM-000253

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  • CounterACT must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252

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  • CounterACT must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000335

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  • CounterACT must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to the system components.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changes to the hardware or software components of the network device can have significant effects on the overall security of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000334

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  • CounterACT must generate audit log events for a locally developed list of auditable events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Auditing and logging are key components of any security architecture. Logging the actions of specific events provides a means...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000340

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  • CounterACT appliances performing maintenance functions must restrict use of these functions to authorized personal only.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;There are security-related issues arising from software brought into the network device specifically for diagnostic and repai...
    Rule High Severity
  • CounterACT must support organizational requirements to conduct backups of system-level information contained in the information system when changes occur or weekly, whichever is sooner.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;System-level information includes default and customized settings and security attributes, including ACLs that relate to the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000341

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