Details

Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow security to be circumvented.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Ensure Windows 10 is the only operating system on a device. Remove alternate operating systems.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_10_V2R3_STIG.zip

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.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000366
• Rule-ID|SV-220709r569187_rule
• STIG-ID|WN10-00-000055
• STIG-Legacy|SV-77845
• STIG-Legacy|V-63355
• Vuln-ID|V-220709

Source

• Tenable.com/audits