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DTOO273 – IE Trusted Zones assumed trusted must be blocked.

Details

This policy setting controls whether pictures from sites in the Trusted Sites security zone are automatically downloaded in Outlook e-mail messages and other items. If you enable this policy setting, Outlook does not automatically download content from Web sites in the Trusted sites zone in Internet Explorer. Recipients can choose to download external content on a message-by-message basis. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Outlook automatically downloads content from Web sites in the Trusted sites zone in Internet Explorer.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2016 -> Security -> Automatic Picture Download Settings ‘Block Trusted Zones’ to ‘Enabled’.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

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.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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