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Set ‘Enable Sender reputation’ to ‘True’ – SenderBlockingEnabled

Details

When sender reputation is enabled on a computer, sender reputation filters all messages from all Receive connectors on that computer. Only messages from external sources are filtered. External sources are defined as non-authenticated sources, which are considered anonymous Internet sources.

Rationale:

Spam consumes a large amount of network bandwidth and server capacity. In addition, it is often the source of malicious software.

Solution

To implement the recommended state, execute the following PowerShell cmdlet:

Set-SenderReputationConfig -SenderBlockingEnabled $true -OpenProxyDetectionEnabled $true

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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