Tanium 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000392
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SRG-APP-000383
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SRG-APP-000515
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The application must, at a minimum, offload interconnected systems in real time and offload standalone systems weekly.
<VulnDiscussion>Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516
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Tanium Client processes must be excluded from On-Access scan.
<VulnDiscussion>Similar to any other host-based applications, the Tanium Client is subject to the restrictions other system-level software ma...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000177
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The Tanium application must be configured for LDAP user/group synchronization to map the authenticated identity to the individual user or group account for PKI-based authentication.
<VulnDiscussion>Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the indivi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000180
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The Tanium application must uniquely identify and authenticate nonorganizational users (or processes acting on behalf of nonorganizational users).
<VulnDiscussion>Lack of authentication and identification enables nonorganizational users to gain access to the application or possibly other...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000211
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The Tanium application must provide an immediate warning to the system administrator and information system security officer (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity.
<VulnDiscussion>If security personnel are not notified immediately upon storage volume utilization reaching 75%, they are unable to plan for ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000360
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The Tanium application must separate user functionality (including user interface services) from information system management functionality.
<VulnDiscussion>Application management functionality includes functions necessary for administration and requires privileged user access. All...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000226
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The Tanium Server and Client applications must have logging enabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to a known state can address safety or security in accordance with the mission/business needs of the organization. Fa...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000246
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The Tanium application must restrict the ability of individuals to use information systems to launch organization-defined denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against other information systems.
<VulnDiscussion>The Tanium Action Approval feature provides a two-person integrity control mechanism designed to achieve a high level of secu...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000247
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The Tanium application must manage bandwidth throttles to limit the effects of information flooding types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
<VulnDiscussion>DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot ac...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000266
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The Tanium application must generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.
<VulnDiscussion>Any application providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the application ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000267
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The Tanium application must reveal error messages only to the information system security officer (ISSO), information system security manager (ISSM), and system administrator (SA).
<VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel must be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000270
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The Tanium application must employ automated mechanisms to determine the state of information system components with regard to flaw remediation using the following frequency: continuously, where HBSS is used; 30 days, for any additional internal network scans not covered by HBSS; and annually, for external scans by Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP).
<VulnDiscussion>Without the use of automated mechanisms to scan for security flaws on a continuous and/or periodic basis, the system componen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000357
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The Tanium application must allocate audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.
<VulnDiscussion>To ensure applications have a sufficient storage capacity in which to write the audit logs, applications must be able to allo...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000358
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The Tanium application must offload audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.
<VulnDiscussion>Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000359
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The Tanium application must provide an immediate real-time alert to the system administrator and information system security officer, at a minimum, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.
<VulnDiscussion>It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000378
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The Tanium application must prohibit user installation of software without explicit privileged status.
<VulnDiscussion>Allowing regular users to install software, without explicit privileges, creates the risk that untested or potentially malici...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000380
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The application must enforce access restrictions associated with changes to application configuration.
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to application configuration may have significant effe...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000386
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The application must employ a deny-all, permit-by-exception (allowlist) policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs.
<VulnDiscussion>Using an allowlist provides a configuration management method for allowing the execution of only authorized software. Using o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000391
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The Tanium application must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.
<VulnDiscussion>The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DoD has mandated the use...Rule Medium Severity -
The Tanium application must electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.
<VulnDiscussion>The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DoD has mandated the use...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000402
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The Tanium application must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies.
<VulnDiscussion>Access may be denied to authorized users if federal agency PIV credentials are not accepted. PIV credentials are issued by ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000456
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The Tanium application must install security-relevant software updates within the time period directed by an authoritative source (e.g., IAVM, CTOs, DTMs, and STIGs).
<VulnDiscussion>Security flaws with software applications are discovered daily. Vendors are constantly updating and patching their products t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000471
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Tanium must alert the ISSO, ISSM, and other individuals designated by the local organization when the following Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) or potential compromise are detected: real-time intrusion detection; threats identified by authoritative sources (e.g., CTOs); and Category I, II, IV, and VII incidents in accordance with CJCSM 6510.01B.
<VulnDiscussion>When a security event occurs, the application that has detected the event must immediately notify the appropriate support per...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516
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Tanium Server processes must be excluded from On-Access scan.
<VulnDiscussion>Similar to any other host-based applications, the Tanium Server is subject to the restrictions other system-level software ma...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000580
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