STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cisco ASA IPS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 24 Jul 2024:

The Cisco ASA must be configured to send an alert to organization-defined personnel and/or the firewall administrator when DoS incidents are detected.

DISA Rule

SV-239894r971533_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239894

Group Title

SRG-NET-000392-IDPS-00218

Rule Version

CASA-IP-000560

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002664 - Alert organization-defined personnel or roles when organization-defined compromise indicators generate the occurrence of a compromise or a potential compromise.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure email server and email addresses to send alerts to organization-defined personnel and/or the firewall administrator.

Step 1: Navigate to Policies >> Actions >> Alerts.

Step 2: From the Create Alert drop-down menu, choose Create Email Alert.

Step 3: Enter a Name for the alert response. In the To field, enter the email addresses where you want to send alerts, separated by commas. In the From field, enter the email address that you want to appear as the sender of the alert. Next to Relay Host, click edit to enter mail server.

Step 4: Click Save.

Check Contents

Verify email server and email addresses have been defined.

Step 1: Navigate to Policies >> Actions >> Alerts.

Step 2: From the Create Alert drop-down menu, choose Create Email Alert.

Step 3: Verify that the email address is that of organization-defined personnel and/or the firewall administrator.

If the Cisco ASA is not configured to send an alert to organization-defined personnel and/or the firewall administrator when DoS incidents are detected, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239894

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CASA-IP-000560

Severity Override Guidance

Verify email server and email addresses have been defined.

Step 1: Navigate to Policies >> Actions >> Alerts.

Step 2: From the Create Alert drop-down menu, choose Create Email Alert.

Step 3: Verify that the email address is that of organization-defined personnel and/or the firewall administrator.

If the Cisco ASA is not configured to send an alert to organization-defined personnel and/or the firewall administrator when DoS incidents are detected, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5341