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Forescout Network Access Control Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • When devices fail the policy assessment, Forescout must create a record with sufficient detail suitable for forwarding to a remediation server for automated remediation or sending to the user for manual remediation. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 3.

    <VulnDiscussion>Notifications sent to the user and/or network administrator informing them of remediation requirements will ensure that actio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000120

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Forescout must place client machines on a blacklist or terminate network communications on devices when critical security issues are found that put the network at risk. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 4.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Devices that are found to have critical security issues place the network at risk if they are allowed to continue communicati...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000015-NAC-000130

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Forescout must be configured so client machines do not communicate with other network devices in the DMZ or subnet except as needed to perform a client assessment or to identify itself. This is required for compliance with C2C Step 2.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Devices not compliant with DoD secure configuration policies are vulnerable to attack. Allowing these systems to connect pres...
    Rule Medium Severity

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