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CIS Microsoft Word 2016 Benchmark 1.1.0 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Supporting Resources:

Target:

Target CPE Name
Microsoft Word 2016 cpe:/a:microsoft:word:2016 (View CVEs)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
CIS Microsoft Word 2016 Benchmark
Checklist ID:
641
Version:
1.1.0
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Final
Authority:
Third Party: Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Original Publication Date:
10/04/2016

Checklist Summary:

This document, Security Configuration Benchmark for Microsoft Word 2016, provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for Microsoft Word 2016 running on Windows 10.

Checklist Role:

  • Office Software

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

This document is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate Microsoft Word 2016 on a Microsoft Windows platform.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Managed

Testing Information:

This guide was tested against Microsoft Office 2016.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not provided.

Disclaimer:

https://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/downloads/terms-of-use/

Product Support:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

https://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/downloads/terms-of-use/

Change History:

3/15/2016 - Promote to Final
update to final - 11/9/2016
Updated URL - 8/15/19
Updated URLs - 9/24/19

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NIST checklist record last modified on 09/24/2019