The Tanium Threat Response Local Directory Source must be configured to restrict access to only authorized maintainers of Threat Intel.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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ID: SV-254890r960804_rule
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-001414
Updated: 17 days ago

1. Access the Tanium Module Server interactively.

2. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges.

3. Open an Explorer window.
4. Navigate to Program Files >> Tanium >> Tanium Module Server >> Services >> Threat-Response-Files.

5. Right-click on the folder and choose "Properties".

6. Select the "Security" tab.

7. Click "Advanced".

If the accounts listed in the Security tab do not match the list of accounts, with the exception of SYSTEM, remove the additionally listed accounts.

If the accounts listed in the "Security" tab are missing accounts from the documentation, with the exception of SYSTEM, add the additionally listed accounts with a minimum of READ permissions.

The Tanium Threat Response Local Directory Source must be configured to restrict access to only authorized maintainers of Threat Intel.

Description

Remediation - Manual Procedure