Title

Audit of Backup and Restore Privileges is not turned off. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This policy setting stops the system from generating audit events for every file backed up or restored which could fill the Security log in Windows.

Check Content

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “Audit: Audit the use of Backup and Restore privilege” is not set to “Disabled”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa Value Name: FullPrivilegeAuditing Value Type: REG_Binary Value: 0

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Audit: Audit the use of Backup and Restore privilege” to “Disabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-14840r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-14229

Group Title: Audit Backup and Restore Privileges

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