A host-based firewall must be installed and enabled on the system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42420	WINFW-000001	SV-55080r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
A firewall provides a line of defense against attack, allowing or blocking inbound and outbound connections based on a set of rules.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-48762r3_chk )
Determine if a host-based firewall is installed and enabled on the system. If a host-based firewall is not installed and enabled on the system, this is a finding. The configuration requirements will be determined by the applicable firewall STIG.

Fix Text (F-47951r2_fix)
Install and enable a host-based firewall on the system.