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Microsoft Excel 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • DTOO105 - Excel 4 macrosheets and add-in files

    Group
  • Open/Save actions for Excel 4 macrosheets and add-in files must be blocked.

    This setting specifies whether users can open, view, edit, or save files saved in the specified format. Enabling block of the specified format mitigates zero-day security attacks (which are attacks...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO106 - Excel 4 workbooks

    Group
  • Open/Save actions for Excel 4 workbooks must be blocked.

    This setting specifies whether users can open, view, edit, or save files saved in the specified format. Enabling block of the specified format mitigates zero-day security attacks (which are attacks...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO107 - Excel 4 worksheets

    Group
  • Open/Save actions for Excel 4 worksheets must be blocked.

    This setting specifies whether users can open, view, edit, or save files saved in the specified format. Enabling block of the specified format mitigates zero-day security attacks (which are attacks...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO108 - Excel 95 workbooks

    Group
  • DTOO109 - Excel 95-97 workbooks and templates

    Group
  • DTOO110 - Set default file block behavior

    Group
  • Blocking as default file block opening behavior must be enforced.

    Users can open, view, or edit a large number of file types in Office 2013. Some file types are safer than others, as some could allow malicious code to become active on user computers or the netwo...
    Rule Medium Severity

The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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