1.1.6.3 Ensure 'Turn Off RSS Feature' is set to Enabled

Information

This policy setting controls whether the RSS aggregation feature in Outlook is enabled.

If you enable this policy setting, the RSS aggregation feature in Outlook is disabled.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can subscribe to RSS Feeds from within Outlook and read RSS items like e-mail messages.

Rationale:

By default, users can subscribe to RSS feeds from within Outlook and read RSS items like e-mail messages. If your organization has policies that govern the use of external resources such as RSS feeds, allowing users to subscribe to the RSS feed in Outlook might enable them to violate those policies.

Solution

To implement the recommended configuration state, set the following Group Policy setting to Enabled.

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Outlook 2016\Account Settings\RSS Feeds\Turn Off RSS Feature

Impact:

Enabling this setting might cause some disruptions for users who are accustomed to reading RSS feeds in Outlook. It does not affect the performance of other RSS clients, such as Internet Explorer 7.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/553

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b.

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 67465e3f8ee8963e7d96e02693bf5a19c3fd456e4ba81d78fbb156cb7b300309