The ALG providing content filtering must update malicious code protection mechanisms and signature definitions whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-204963	SRG-NET-000246	SRG-NET-000246-ALG-000132	SV-204963r981632_rule	2024-12-04	2

Description
Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited to, antivirus and malware detection software. To minimize any potential negative impact to the organization caused by malicious code, malicious code must be identified and eradicated. Malicious code includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. This requirement is limited to ALGs, web content filters, and packet inspection firewalls that perform malicious code detection as part of their functionality.

Description

Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited to, antivirus and malware detection software. To minimize any potential negative impact to the organization caused by malicious code, malicious code must be identified and eradicated. Malicious code includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. This requirement is limited to ALGs, web content filters, and packet inspection firewalls that perform malicious code detection as part of their functionality.

ℹ️ Check
If the ALG does not perform content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality, this is not applicable. Verify the ALG updates malicious code protection mechanisms and signature definitions whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy and procedures. If the ALG does not update malicious code protection mechanisms and signature definitions whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy and procedures, this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

If the ALG does not perform content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality, this is not applicable. Verify the ALG updates malicious code protection mechanisms and signature definitions whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy and procedures. If the ALG does not update malicious code protection mechanisms and signature definitions whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy and procedures, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
If the ALG performs content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality, configure the ALG to update malicious code protection mechanisms and signature definitions whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management policy and procedures.