The ALG that implements spam protection mechanisms must be updated automatically.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-205024 | SRG-NET-000393-ALG-000144 | SV-205024r396447_rule | CCI-001308 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Originators of spam messages are constantly changing their techniques in order to defeat spam countermeasures; therefore, spam software must be constantly updated to address the changing threat. A manual update procedure is labor intensive and does not scale well in an enterprise environment. This risk may be mitigated by using an automatic update capability. Spam protection mechanisms include, for example, signature definitions, rule sets, and algorithms. This requirement applies to gateways and firewalls that perform content inspection or have higher-layer proxy functionality. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Application Layer Gateway Security Requirements Guide | 2025-09-15 | |||
Related Frameworks
1 mapping across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
SCF0 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R3intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2equal to
NIST 800-530 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 2 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R3intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001308
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R3intersects(normalised)
Details
Check Text (C-205024r396447_chk)
If the ALG does not provide spam protection functions, this is not applicable.
Verify the ALG automatically updates spam protection mechanisms.
If the ALG does not automatically update spam protection mechanisms, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-5292r396446_fix)
If the ALG provides spam protection functions, configure the ALG to automatically update spam protection mechanisms.