Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Domain Name System STIG Version Comparison

There are 19 differences between versions v1 r6 (July 26, 2019) (the "left" version) and v1 r8 (Jan. 27, 2020) (the "right" version).

Check 2.005 was added to the benchmark in the "right" version.

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Title

Systems must be maintained at a supported version of an operating system.

Check Content

Support for Windows 2008/2008 R2 ended 14 January 2020. After this date, systems must have Windows 2012 or greater installed. Run "winver.exe". If the "About Windows" dialog box does not display: "Microsoft Windows Version 6.3 (Build 9600)" or greater, this is a finding.

Discussion

Systems at unsupported versions or releases of an operating system will not receive security updates for new vulnerabilities, which leaves them subject to exploitation. Systems must be maintained at a version of the operating system supported by the vendor with new security updates.

Fix

Update the system to a version of the operating system supported by the vendor. Support for Windows 2008/2008 R2 ended 14 January 2020. After this date, systems must have Windows 2012 or greater installed.