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Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Open/Save of PowerPoint 97-2003 presentations, shows, templates, and add-in files must be blocked.

    <VulnDiscussion>This policy setting allows you to determine whether users can open, view, edit, or save PowerPoint files with the format spec...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The default file block behavior must be set to not open blocked files in PowerPoint.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to determine if users can open, view, or edit Word files. If you enable this policy setting, y...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Encrypted macros in PowerPoint Open XML presentations must be scanned.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether encrypted macros in Open XML presentations are required to be scanned with anti-virus so...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • File validation in PowerPoint must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to turn off the file validation feature. If you enable this policy setting, file validation wi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Macros from the Internet must be blocked from running in PowerPoint.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to block macros from running in Office files that come from the Internet. If you enable this p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000131

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Unsigned add-ins in PowerPoint must be blocked with no Trust Bar Notification to the user.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether the specified Office application notifies users when unsigned application add-ins are lo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Files downloaded from the Internet must be opened in Protected view in PowerPoint.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows you to determine if files downloaded from the Internet zone open in Protected View. If you enable ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • PowerPoint attachments opened from Outlook must be in Protected View.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting allows for determining whether PowerPoint files in Outlook attachments open in Protected View. If enablin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Files in unsafe locations must be opened in Protected view in PowerPoint.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting determines whether files located in unsafe locations will open in Protected View. If unsafe locations hav...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • If file validation fails, files must be opened in Protected view in PowerPoint with ability to edit disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls how Office handles documents when they fail file validation. If you enable this policy setting, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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