Details

This policy setting allows you to manage whether users can drag files or copy and paste files from a source within the zone.

If you enable this policy setting, users can drag files or copy and paste files from this zone automatically. If you select Prompt in the drop-down box, users are queried to choose whether to drag or copy files from this zone.

If you disable this policy setting, users are prevented from dragging files or copying and pasting files from this zone.

If you do not configure this policy setting, users can drag files or copy and paste files from this zone automatically.

Solution

Policy Path: Windows ComponentsInternet ExplorerInternet Control PanelSecurity PageInternet Zone
Policy Setting Name: Allow drag and drop or copy and paste files

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-v1909-and-windows-server/ba-p/1023093

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-7a.
• CSCv6|3.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits