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Palo Alto Networks ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000192-ALG-000121

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must protect against the use of internal systems for launching Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against external networks or endpoints.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS attacks from DOD sources risk the reputation of the organization. Thus, it is important to protecting against the DOD sys...
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  • SRG-NET-000192-ALG-000121

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must block phone home traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A variety of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and other attacks use "botnets" as an attack vector. A botnet is a...
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  • SRG-NET-000192-ALG-000121

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must deny outbound IP packets that contain an illegitimate address in the source address field.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A compromised host in an enclave can be used by a malicious actor as a platform to launch cyber attacks on third parties. Thi...
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  • SRG-NET-000202-ALG-000124

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must deny network communications traffic by default and allow network communications traffic by exception (i.e., deny all, permit by exception).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A deny-all, permit-by-exception network communications traffic policy ensures that only those connections that are essential ...
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  • SRG-NET-000213-ALG-000107

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must terminate communications sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Idle sessions can accumulate, leading to an exhaustion of memory in network elements processing traffic flows. Note that the ...
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  • SRG-NET-000246-ALG-000132

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must update malicious code protection mechanisms and signature definitions whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy and procedures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In order to minimize any potential negative impact to the organization caused by malicious code, malicious code must be ident...
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  • SRG-NET-000249-ALG-000134

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must drop malicious code upon detection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious code is designed to compromise information systems; therefore, it must be prevented from being transferred to uninf...
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  • SRG-NET-000249-ALG-000145

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must delete or quarantine malicious code in response to malicious code detection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Taking an appropriate action based on local organizational incident handling procedures minimizes the impact of this code on ...
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  • SRG-NET-000249-ALG-000146

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must send an immediate (within seconds) alert to the system administrator, at a minimum, in response to malicious code detection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without an alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability; then the ability to perf...
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  • SRG-NET-000251-ALG-000131

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  • The Palo Alto Networks security platform must automatically update malicious code protection mechanisms.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating t...
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