STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Tanium 7.x Operating System on TanOS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 02 Apr 2025:

Tanium must audit and notify system administrators (SAs) and information system security officers (ISSOs) when accounts are enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-254860r1015857_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-254860

Group Title

SRG-OS-000304

Rule Version

TANS-OS-000860

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

1. Access the TanOS interactively.

2. Press "A" for "Appliance Configuration Menu," and then press "Enter".

3. Press "4" for "Syslog Configuration," and then press "Enter".

4. Press "5" for "Configure syslog forwarding," and then press "Enter".

5. Enter the destination host (IP address or hostname) provided by the SIEM administrator, and then press "Enter".

6. Enter the destination port number and then press "Enter".

7. If TLS is required for this syslog destination, enter "Yes", otherwise enter "No", and then press "Enter".

8. Enter the destination protocol, "udp" or "tcp", and then press "Enter".

9. Work with the SIEM administrator to validate events are being received, and to configure notifications for account removal/deletion events.

Check Contents

1. Access the Tanium Operating System (TanOS) interactively.

2. Press "A" for "Appliance Configuration Menu," and then press "Enter".

3. Press "4" for "Syslog Configuration," and then press "Enter".

4. Press "1" for "Check current status," and then press "Enter".

If the syslog status page states, "No existing TanOS syslog forwarding configuration found", this is a finding.

If the syslog status page states, "Syslog forwarding configuration" and the SIEM administrator verifies SIEM is receiving the events correctly and generating notifications for account enable events, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-254860

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TANS-OS-000860

Severity Override Guidance

1. Access the Tanium Operating System (TanOS) interactively.

2. Press "A" for "Appliance Configuration Menu," and then press "Enter".

3. Press "4" for "Syslog Configuration," and then press "Enter".

4. Press "1" for "Check current status," and then press "Enter".

If the syslog status page states, "No existing TanOS syslog forwarding configuration found", this is a finding.

If the syslog status page states, "Syslog forwarding configuration" and the SIEM administrator verifies SIEM is receiving the events correctly and generating notifications for account enable events, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5491