MT.1165: Network Protection should be enabled.
| ID | MT.1165 |
| Severity | High |
| Suite | Mito |
| Product | Defender |
| Related products | Intune |
| Feature | Endpoint antivirus |
| Security area | Devices and endpoints |
| Resource type | Policy |
| User impact of fixing | Low |
| Effort to fix | Low |
| Framework controls | nist-800-53-r5:SI-3 Malicious Code Protection |
| MITRE ATT&CK | T1204.001, T1189, T1071 |
| Reads from | Microsoft Graph |
What this checks and how to fix it
Section titled “What this checks and how to fix it”Checks that Network Protection is enabled in block or audit mode in all assigned Microsoft Defender Antivirus policies.
Disabled network protection allows web-based threats and malicious IP connections, exposing endpoints to phishing sites and command-and-control traffic.
Remediation action:
Section titled “Remediation action:”- Open Microsoft Endpoint Manager > Endpoint Security > Antivirus
- Edit the relevant Microsoft Defender Antivirus policy
- Set Network Protection to Enabled or Audit mode
Related links
Section titled “Related links”Mito check. Author: bdrogja. Open-source licences.
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