Details

This configuration sets the amount of time the system waits in between each check for updates.

Frequent checks for updates will mitigate the risk that a system is 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(“app.update.interval”, 43200);

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 Unix.

References

• 800-53|SI-2(5)

Source

• Tenable.com/audits