Details

This policy setting configures a local override for the configuration to join Microsoft MAPS. This setting can only be set by Group Policy. If you enable this setting the local preference setting will take priority over Group Policy. If you disable or do not configure this setting Group Policy will take priority over the local preference setting.

Solution

This is applicable to unclassified systems, for other systems this is NA.

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> MAPS -> ‘Configure local setting override for reporting to Microsoft MAPS’ to ‘Disabled’ or ‘Not Configured’.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Defender_Antivirus_V2R3_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|SC-18(4)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-001170
• Rule-ID|SV-213432r569189_rule
• STIG-ID|WNDF-AV-000008
• STIG-Legacy|SV-89841
• STIG-Legacy|V-75161
• Vuln-ID|V-213432

Source

• Tenable.com/audits