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Microsoft SCOM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The SCOM Web Console must be configured for HTTPS.

    <VulnDiscussion>HTTP sessions are sent in clear text and can allow a man in the middle to recon the environment. The web console itself does ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000224-NDM-000270

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000317-NDM-000282

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Members of the SCOM Administrators Group must be reviewed to ensure access is still required.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When people leave their roles, their group memberships are often times not updated.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-NDM-000212

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Manually configured SCOM Run As accounts must be set to More Secure distribution.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Microsoft SCOM privileged Run As accounts are used to execute work flow tasks on target endpoints. A SCOM Run As account ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-NDM-000212

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SCOM Run As accounts used to manage Linux/UNIX endpoints must be configured for least privilege.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Microsoft SCOM privileged Run As accounts are used to execute work flow tasks on target endpoints. A SCOM Run As account ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-NDM-000212

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Microsoft SCOM Agent Action Account must be a local system account.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The SCOM agent action account is the account agent used to perform tasks on an individual machine. By default, the action age...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-NDM-000212

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Microsoft SCOM Run As accounts must only use least access permissions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Microsoft SCOM privileged Run As accounts are used to execute work flow tasks on target endpoints. Run As Accounts are in...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-NDM-000212

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Microsoft SCOM administration console must only be installed on Management Servers and hardened Privileged Access Workstations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Microsoft SCOM management servers are considered high value IT resources where compromise would cause a significant impac...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-NDM-000212

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Microsoft SCOM Service Accounts and Run As accounts must not be granted enterprise or domain level administrative privileges.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Microsoft SCOM privileged Run As accounts are used to execute work flow tasks on target endpoints. A SCOM Run As account ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000033-NDM-000212

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SCOM SQL Management must be configured to use least privileges.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Microsoft SCOM's SQL management requires a Run as solution because the local system account will not have the required permis...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000340

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Microsoft SCOM server must back up audit records at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being audited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protection of log data includes assuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Regularly backing up audit records to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000351

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Microsoft SCOM server must be running Windows operating system that supports modern security features such as virtualization based security.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Network devices running older but supported operating systems lack modern security features that mitigate attack surfaces. At...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000340

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SCOM unsealed management packs must be backed up regularly.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SCOM's configuration information is stored within unsealed management packs. Even without SQL backups, a catastrophic failure...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000344

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • If a certificate is used for the SCOM web console, this certificate must be generated by a DoD CA or CA approved by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web certificates should always be signed by a trusted signer and never self-signed.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000395-NDM-000310

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Microsoft SCOM SNMP Monitoring in SCOM must use SNMP V3.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SNMP Versions 1 and 2 do not use a FIPS-validated Keyed-Hash message Authentication Code (HMAC). SCOM has the capability of m...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000080-NDM-000345

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Microsoft SCOM server must use an active directory group that contains authorized members of the SCOM Administrators Role Group.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;During the initial installation, SCOM grants the Builtin\Administrators group administrator rights to the application. This c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000080-NDM-000345

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The default Builtin\Administrators group must be removed from the SCOM Administrators Role Group.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SCOM servers with default well-known operating system groups defined the SCOM Administrators Global Group may allow a local a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000412-NDM-000331

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All SCOM servers must be configured for FIPS 140-2 compliance.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unapproved mechanisms used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not validated and therefore cannot be relied on...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000435-NDM-000315

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • A host-based firewall must be configured on the SCOM management servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent a DDoS, a firewall that inspects and drops packets must be configured.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&gt...
    Rule Medium Severity

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