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WN11-AU-000575 Windows 11 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change Successes.

DISA STIG library V2R11
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to AU-3 via CCI-000130

Title

Windows 11 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change Successes.

Control

Use the AuditPol tool to review the current Audit Policy configuration: Open a Command Prompt with elevated privileges ("Run as Administrator"). Enter "AuditPol /get /category:*". Compare the AuditPol settings with the following. If the system does not audit the following, this is a finding: Policy Change >> MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change - Success

Discussion

Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as detect attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change determines whether the operating system generates audit events when changes are made to policy rules for the Microsoft Protection Service (MPSSVC.exe).

Related controls

CCI-000130

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration >> System Audit Policies >> Policy Change >> Audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change" with "Success" selected.