Details

A properly configured Host-based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) or Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) provides another level of defense against unauthorized access to critical servers. With proper configuration and logging enabled, such a system can stop and/or alert for many attempts to gain unauthorized access to resources.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Install a HIDS or HIPS on each server.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2016_V2R3_STIG.zip

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 Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000366
• Rule-ID|SV-224830r793223_rule
• STIG-ID|WN16-00-000140
• STIG-Legacy|SV-87897
• STIG-Legacy|V-73245
• Vuln-ID|V-224830

Source

• Tenable.com/audits