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Check: TANS-SV-000040

Tanium 6.5 STIG: TANS-SV-000040 (in versions v1 r3 through v1 r2)

Title

Tanium Server files must be protected from antivirus actions. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Similar to any other host-based applications, the Tanium Server is subject to the restrictions other System-level software may place on an operating environment. Antivirus, Encryption, or other security and management stack software may disallow the Tanium Server from working as expected. https://kb.tanium.com/Security_Software_Exceptions

Check Content

Consult with the Tanium System Administrator to determine the antivirus software used on the Tanium Server. Review the settings of the antivirus software. Validate exclusions exist which exclude the Tanium program files from being scanned by antivirus. If exclusions do not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Implement exclusion policies within the antivirus software solution to exclude the scanning of Tanium program files.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-81545r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-67055

Group Title: SRG-APP-000516

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000366	Implement the security configuration settings.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
CM-6	Configuration Settings