Details

This setting dictates whether the Firefox Update service will notify the user when update related events occur, such as updates being available or downloaded. It is recommended that updated-related notifications be displayed.

Ensuring users are aware of update-related events may reduce the amount of time Firefox remains unpatched.

Solution

Perform the following procedure:

* Open the mozilla.cfg file in the installation directory with a text editor

* Add the following lines to mozilla.cfg:

lockPref(“app.update.silent”, false);

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1158

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.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits