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Tanium 7.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Tanium enterprise audit log reduction option must be configured to provide alerts based off Tanium audit data.

    It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without a real-time alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Common Access Card (CAC)-based authentication must be enabled and enforced on the Tanium Server for all access and all accounts.

    To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Organizational user...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Tanium application must prohibit user installation of software without explicit privileged status.

    Allowing regular users to install software, without explicit privileges, creates the risk that untested or potentially malicious software will be installed on the system. Explicit privileges (escal...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Tanium Server installers account database permissions must be reduced to an appropriate level.

    Creating the tanium and tanium_archive databases through the Tanium Server installer program or using the database create SQL scripts requires Sysadmin-level permissions. Once the databases have be...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Tanium Trusted Content providers must be documented.

    A Tanium Sensor, also called content, enables an organization to gather real-time inventory, configuration, and compliance data elements from managed computers. Sensors gather specific information ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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