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Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The remember password for internet e-mail accounts must be disabled.

    <VulnDiscussion>As a security precaution, password caching for email Internet protocols such as POP3 or IMAP may lead to password discovery a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO243 - Level 1 Attachment prompt

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • DTOO281 - Sync RSS Feeds w/Common List

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The prompt to display level 1 attachments must be disallowed when closing an item.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To protect users from viruses and other harmful files, Outlook uses two levels of security, designated Level 1 and Level 2, t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO242 - Level 1 Attachment Prompt on sending.

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The prompt to display level 1 attachments must be disallowed when sending an item.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To protect users from viruses and other harmful files, Outlook 2013 uses two levels of security, designated Level 1 and Level...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO283 - Dwnld articles as HTML attachments

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Disabling download full text of articles as HTML must be configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Many RSS feeds use messages that contain a brief summary of a larger message or an article with a link to the full content. U...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO277 - Links in Email Messages

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Hyperlinks in suspected phishing email messages must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Outlook's Junk E-mail Filter evaluates each incoming message for possible spam or phishing content. Suspicious message detect...
    Rule Medium Severity

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