Microsoft Windows 10

A host-based firewall must be installed and enabled on the system

STIG ID: WN10-00-000135 | SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000366 | Vulnerability ID: V-220724

Description

A firewall provides a line of defense against attack, allowing or blocking inbound and outbound connections based on a set of rules.

Check

C-22439r554657_chk

Determine if a host-based firewall is installed and enabled on the system. If a host-based firewall is not installed and enabled on the system, this is a finding.The configuration requirements will be determined by the applicable firewall STIG.

Fix

F-22428r554658_fix

Install and enable a host-based firewall on the system.