STIGQter: STIG Summary: McAfee Application Control 8.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

The McAfee Application Control Options Inventory option must be configured to hide OS Files.

DISA Rule

SV-213340r506897_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-213340

Group Title

SRG-APP-000386

Rule Version

MCAC-TE-000114

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001774 - The organization employs a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs on the information system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab.

Select "This Group and All Subgroups".
Select the asset.
Select "Actions".
Select "Agent".
Select "Modify Policies on a Single System".

From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 8.x: Application Control.

From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)".

On the "Inventory" tab, place a check in the "Inventory: Hide Windows OS Files: Inventory items signed with Microsoft certificates will not be sent to McAfee ePO." check box.

Click "Save".

Check Contents

This requirement is only applicable to Windows platforms. For MAC and Linux platforms, this is Not Applicable.

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab.

Select "This Group and All Subgroups".

Select the asset to be validated.

Select "Actions".

Select "Agent".

Select "Modify Policies on a Single System".

From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 8.x: Application Control.

From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)".

On the "Inventory" tab, review options selected.

If the "Hide Windows OS Files: Inventory items signed with Microsoft certificates will not be sent to McAfee ePO." option is not selected, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-213340

Documentable

False

Rule Version

MCAC-TE-000114

Severity Override Guidance

This requirement is only applicable to Windows platforms. For MAC and Linux platforms, this is Not Applicable.

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab.

Select "This Group and All Subgroups".

Select the asset to be validated.

Select "Actions".

Select "Agent".

Select "Modify Policies on a Single System".

From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 8.x: Application Control.

From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)".

On the "Inventory" tab, review options selected.

If the "Hide Windows OS Files: Inventory items signed with Microsoft certificates will not be sent to McAfee ePO." option is not selected, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3982

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