Exchange must have antispam filtering enabled.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-221250	SRG-APP-000261	EX16-ED-000540	SV-221250r961161_rule	2024-12-06	2

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. Spam protection mechanisms include, for example, signature definitions, rule sets, and algorithms. Exchange 2016 provides both antispam and antimalware protection out of the box. The Exchange 2016 antispam and antimalware product capabilities are limited but still provide some protection.

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. Spam protection mechanisms include, for example, signature definitions, rule sets, and algorithms. Exchange 2016 provides both antispam and antimalware protection out of the box. The Exchange 2016 antispam and antimalware product capabilities are limited but still provide some protection.

ℹ️ Check
Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) for an installed antispam product. Note: If using another DoD-approved antispam product for email or a DoD-approved Email Gateway spamming device, such as Enterprise Email Security Gateway (EEMSG), this is not applicable. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-ContentFilterConfig \| Format-Table Name, Enabled; Get-SenderFilterConfig \| Format-Table Name, Enabled; Get-SenderIDConfig \| Format-Table Name, Enabled; Get-SenderReputationConfig \| Format-Table Name, Enabled If any of the following values returned are not set to "True", this is a finding: Set-ContentFilterConfig Set-SenderFilterConfig Set-SenderIDConfig Set-SenderReputationConfig

ℹ️ Check

Review the Email Domain Security Plan (EDSP) for an installed antispam product. Note: If using another DoD-approved antispam product for email or a DoD-approved Email Gateway spamming device, such as Enterprise Email Security Gateway (EEMSG), this is not applicable. Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command: Get-ContentFilterConfig | Format-Table Name, Enabled; Get-SenderFilterConfig | Format-Table Name, Enabled; Get-SenderIDConfig | Format-Table Name, Enabled; Get-SenderReputationConfig | Format-Table Name, Enabled If any of the following values returned are not set to "True", this is a finding: Set-ContentFilterConfig Set-SenderFilterConfig Set-SenderIDConfig Set-SenderReputationConfig

✔️ Fix
Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command for any values that were not set to True: Set-ContentFilterConfig -Enabled $true Set-SenderFilterConfig -Enabled $true Set-SenderIDConfig -Enabled $true Set-SenderReputationConfig -Enabled $true