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The ability to run unsecure Office apps must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-40882 DTOO412 SV-53214r1_rule Medium
Description
Unsecure apps for Office, which are apps that have web page or catalog locations that are not SSL-secured (https://), and/or are not in users' Internet zones may allow data to be transmitted/accessed via clear text to outside sources. By configuring this policy to be disabled, users will be prevented from transmitting/accessing data in a nonsecure manner.
STIG Date
Microsoft Office System 2013 STIG 2015-07-24

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-46141r1_fix)
Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2013 -> Security Settings -> Trust Center -> Trusted Catalogs "Allow Unsecure Apps and Catalogs" to "Disabled".