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Toast notifications to the lock screen must be turned off.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Toast notifications that are displayed on the lock screen could display sensitive information to unauthorized personnel. Turning off this feature will limit access to the information to a logged on user.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-253477r829515_rule
Severity
Low
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the policy value for User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Start Menu and Taskbar >> Notifications >> "Turn off toast notifications on the lock screen" to "Enabled".