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Infrared (IR) ports must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-36769 WN08-MO-000013 SV-48453r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Various connection ports can provide additional attack vectors to a system or expose sensitive information and should be limited.
STIG Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-45118r1_chk )
Verify IR ports are disabled. View status in device manager.
If IR ports are not disabled, this is a finding.

If the system does not have IR ports, this is not applicable.
Fix Text (F-41582r1_fix)
Disable IR ports in device manager.