V-55337

Discussion

Configuring the IDPS to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across DoD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements.<br /><br />Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the network element. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the network element, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. For the network element, security-related parameters include settings for communications traffic management configurations.

Check Content

Verify the IDPS is configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security policy and technology-specific security best practices.<br /><br />If the IDPS is not configured in accordance with the security configuration settings based on DoD security policy and technology-specific security best practices, this is a finding.