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XCCDF
Microsoft Exchange 2016 Edge Transport Server Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000261
SRG-APP-000261
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000261
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The Exchange Recipient filter must be enabled.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Email system availability depends in part on best practice strategies for setting tuning configurations. Careful tuning reduces the risk that system or network congestion will contribute to availability impacts. Filters that govern inbound email evaluation can significantly reduce spam, phishing, and spoofed emails. Messages from blank senders, known spammers, or zero-day attack modifications must be enabled to be effective.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>