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Microsoft Office System 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The ability to create an online presentation programmatically must be disabled.

    <VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to restrict the ability to create an online presentation programmatically in PowerPoint and Wo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000516

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Help Improve Proofing Tools feature for Office must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether the Help Improve Proofing Tools feature sends usage data to Microsoft. The Help Improve ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • A mix of policy and user locations for Office Products must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether trusted locations can be defined by users, the Office Customization Tool (OCT), and Grou...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Trust Bar notifications for Security messages must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether Office 2016 applications notify users when potentially unsafe features or content are de...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000429

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Rights managed Office Open XML files must be protected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting determines whether metadata is encrypted in Office Open XML files that are protected by Information Right...
    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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