User awareness and training, warning users to not open suspicious emails.

The Symantec Endpoint Protection client Outlook Auto-Protect actions must be explicitly configured at the top, Security Risks, level and not be overridden by the Security Assessment Tool sub-level.Įmail has become one of the most frequently used methods of spreading malware, through embedded HTML code and attachments. Otherwise, the risk is greater for viruses, Trojans and other. The Symantec Endpoint Protection client File System Auto-Protect must be enabled.įor antivirus software to be effective, it must be running at all times, beginning from the point of the system's initial startup. These files are made available to antivirus clients as they are published. The Symantec Endpoint Protection clients antivirus signature file age must be no older than 7 days.Īntivirus signature files are updated almost daily by antivirus software vendors. When sites choose to deploy Symantec AntiVirus products to their managed systems, these systems appear.

The Symantec Endpoint Protection client must have the Symantec Client State Plug-in for ePO deployed.Īll systems at DoD sites are managed by the site's HBSS ePO server for host based security.

Findings (MAC III - Administrative Sensitive) Finding ID

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