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Microsoft Word 2013 STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction.

    Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within a protected container in the browser like the other types of HTML or Mi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO132 - Restrict File Download

    Group
  • File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions.

    Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the download. User preferences may also allow the download to occur withou...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO124 - Scripted Window Security

    Group
  • Scripted Window Security must be enforced.

    Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site to take control of the users' computers in some manner. Disabling or not ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO127 - Add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher

    Group
  • DTOO119 - Turn off file validation

    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
  • DTOO121 - Files from the Internet zone

    Group
  • Files from the Internet zone must be opened in Protected View.

    This policy setting allows for determining if files downloaded from the Internet zone open in Protected View. If enabling this policy setting, files downloaded from the Internet zone do not open in...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO288 - Files in unsafe locations

    Group
  • Files in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected View.

    This policy setting determines if files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If unsafe locations have not been specified, only the "Downloaded Program Files" and "Temporary Inte...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO292 - Set document behavior

    Group
  • DTOO293 - Turn off Protected View for attachments

    Group
  • Attachments opened from Outlook must be in Protected View.

    This policy setting allows for determining if Word files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If enabling this policy setting, Outlook attachments do not open in Protected View. If disabl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO328 - Use online translation dictionaries

    Group
  • Online translation dictionaries must not be used.

    This setting allows you to prevent online dictionaries from being used for the translation of text through the Research pane.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • DTOO333 - Word 2 and earlier binary documents

    Group
  • DTOO334 - Word 2000 binary documents and templates

    Group

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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