CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

Audit:

Navigate to the UI Path articulated in the Remediation section and confirm it is set as prescribed. This group policy setting is backed by the following registry location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNot ifications:NoCloudApplicationNotification

Remediation:

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled :

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Turn off notifications network usage

Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template WPN.admx/adml that is included with the Microsoft Windows 8.0 & Server 2012 (non-R2) Administrative Templates (or newer).

Impact:

Applications and system features will not be able receive notifications from the network fromWNS or via notification polling APIs.

Default Value:

Disabled.

CIS Controls:

Version 7

9.2 Ensure Only Approved Ports, Protocols and Services Are Running Ensure that only network ports, protocols, and services listening on a system with validated business needs, are running on each system. 9.3 Perform Regular Automated Port Scans Perform automated port scans on a regular basis against all systems and alert if unauthorized ports are detected on a system. 13.1 Maintain an Inventory Sensitive Information Maintain an inventory of all sensitive information stored, processed, or transmitted by the organization's technology systems, including those located onsite or at a remote service provider.

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