EX16-ED-000350 - Exchange filtered messages must be archived.

Information

By performing filtering at the perimeter, up to 90 percent of spam, malware, and other undesirable messages are eliminated from the message stream rather than admitting them into the mail server environment. This significantly reduces the attack vector for inbound email-borne spam and malware.

As messages are filtered, it is prudent to temporarily host them in an archive for evaluation by administrators or users. The archive can be used to recover messages that might have been inappropriately filtered, preventing data loss, and to provide a base of analysis that can provide future filter refinements.

Solution

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-ContentFilterConfig -QuarantineMailbox <'QuarantineMailbox SmtpAddress'>

Note: The <QuarantineMailbox SmtpAddress> value must be in single quotes.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Exchange_2016_Y24M01_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-8(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001308, Rule-ID|SV-221234r879653_rule, STIG-ID|EX16-ED-000350, STIG-Legacy|SV-95259, STIG-Legacy|V-80549, Vuln-ID|V-221234

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: ce8dc3016b4bd6eb8d0001a08e86ab5d1fd085209b4b1e81d31f0cef7b7e5229