Details

This feature sets the amount of time the system waits between checking for updates.

Setting a specific amount of time between automatically checking for updates mitigates the risk that a system will left vulnerable to known risks for an extended period of time.

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(“extensions.update.interval”, 86400)

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: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|SI-2(3)

Source

• Tenable.com/audits