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Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000210

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    Group
  • The Information Bar must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether Office 365 ProPlus applications notify users when potentially unsafe features or content...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    Group
  • The Local Machine Zone Lockdown Security must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local compute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000179

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    Group
  • The MIME Sniffing safety feature must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules utilized. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

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    Group
  • Navigate URL must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To protect users from attacks, Internet Explorer usually does not attempt to load malformed URLs. This functionality can be c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000179

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    Group
  • Object Caching Protection must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules utilized. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000112

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    Group
  • File Download Restriction must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

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    Group
  • The Save from URL feature must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Typically, when Internet Explorer loads a web page from a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share that contains a Mark of the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000112

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    Group
  • Scripted Windows Security restrictions must be enabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000488

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    Group
  • Flash player activation must be disabled in all Office programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether the Adobe Flash control can be activated by Office documents. Note that activation block...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000210

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    Group
  • Trusted Locations on the network must be disabled in Excel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy setting controls whether trusted locations on the network can be used. If you enable this policy setting, users ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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