Rule ID
SV-221243r961161_rule
Version
V2R6
CCIs
Email system availability depends in part on best practice strategies for setting tuning configurations. Careful tuning reduces the risk that system or network congestion will contribute to availability impacts. Filters that govern inbound email evaluation can significantly reduce spam, phishing, and spoofed emails. Messages from blank senders, known spammers, or zero-day attack modifications must be enabled to be effective.
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-RecipientFilterConfig | Select Name, Enabled If the value of "Enabled" is not set to "True", this is a finding.
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Set-RecipientFilterConfig -Enabled $true