MS.EXO.14.1v2 - A spam filter SHALL be enabled.

Information

Spam is a constant threat as junk mail can reduce user productivity, fill up mailboxes unnecessarily, and in some cases include malicious links or attachments. Filtering out spam reduces user workload burden, prevents junk mail congestion, and reduces potentially malicious content exposure.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Any product meeting the requirements outlined in this baseline policy may be used. If the agency uses Microsoft Defender, see the following implementation steps for [enabling preset security policies](https://github.com/cisagov/ScubaGear/tree/v1.5.0/PowerShell/ScubaGear/baselines/defender.md#msdefender12v1), which include spam filtering.

See Also

https://github.com/cisagov/ScubaGear/tree/v1.5.0/

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|AC-4, 800-53|CA-7, 800-53|CM-2, 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|IA-9, 800-53|SC-7, 800-53|SC-20, 800-53|SC-44, 800-53|SI-2, 800-53|SI-3, 800-53|SI-4, 800-53|SI-8

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