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III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Exch-2-833

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  • Audit record parameters must be set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts. This item declares the fi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Exch-2-839

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    Group
  • Audit data must be on separate partitions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Log files help establish a history of activities, and can be useful in detecting attack attempts or determining tuning adjust...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-842

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    Group
  • Queue monitoring must be configured with threshold and action.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Monitors are automated “process watchers” that respond to performance changes, and can be useful in detecting outages and ale...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-3-003

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    Group
  • Email software must be monitored for change on INFOCON frequency schedule.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The INFOCON system provides a framework within which the Commander USSTRATCOM regional commanders, service chiefs, base/post/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-3-006

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    Group
  • Exchange software baseline copy must exist.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Exchange software, as with other application software installed on a host system, must be included in a system baseline recor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-3-804

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    Group
  • Services must be documented and unnecessary services must be removed or disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unneeded, but running, services offer attackers an enhanced attack profile, and attackers are constantly watching to discove...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-3-807

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    Group
  • Email application must not share a partition with another application.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In the same way that added security layers can provide a cumulative positive effect on security posture, multiple application...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-2-014

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    Group
  • Servers must use approved DoD certificates.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Server certificates are required for many security features in Exchange; without them the server cannot engage in many forms ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Exch-3-811

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    Group
  • Email servers must have Email aware virus protection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;With the proliferation of trojans, viruses, and SPAM attaching themselves to email messages (or attachments), it is necessary...
    Rule High Severity
  • Exch-3-814

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    Group
  • The current, approved service pack must be installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to install the most current Exchange service pack leaves a system vulnerable to exploitation. Current service packs c...
    Rule Medium Severity

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