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Palo Alto Networks ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000164-ALG-000100

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    Group
  • SRG-NET-000192-ALG-000121

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    Group
  • 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 protect against the DOD system...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000249-ALG-000145

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    Group
  • 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 ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000192-ALG-000121

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000202-ALG-000124

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • 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 ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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