Details

VM console drag and drop operations should be disabled.

Rationale:

VM console drag and drop operations are disabled by default (not explicitly specified); however, explicitly disabling this feature enables audit controls to check that this setting is correct.

Solution

To explicitly disable VM console drag and drop operations, run the following PowerCLI command:

# Add the setting to all VMs
Get-VM | New-AdvancedSetting -Name ‘isolation.tools.dnd.disable’ -value $true

Default Value:

Disabled

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3511

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system VMware.

References

• 800-53|CM-7
• CSCv7|9.2

Source

• Tenable.com/audits