STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Office System 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 14 Nov 2016:

The Help Improve Proofing Tools feature for Office must be configured.

DISA Rule

SV-85479r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-70855

Group Title

SRG-APP-000516

Rule Version

DTOO182

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Tools \ Options \ Spelling -> Proofing Data Collection "Improve Proofing Tools" to "Disabled".

Check Contents

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Tools \ Options \ Spelling -> Proofing Data Collection "Improve Proofing Tools" is set to "Disabled".

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\common\ptwatson

Criteria: If the value PTWOptIn is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-70855

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTOO182

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 -> Tools \ Options \ Spelling -> Proofing Data Collection "Improve Proofing Tools" is set to "Disabled".

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\common\ptwatson

Criteria: If the value PTWOptIn is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3117

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