CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

Impact:

All network users will need to authenticate before they can access shared resources. If you disable the Guest account and the Network Access: Sharing and Security Model option is set to Guest Only, network logons, such as those performed by the Microsoft Network Server (SMB Service), will fail. This policy setting should have little impact on most organizations because it is the default setting in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server™ 2003.

Default Value:

Disabled.

References:

1. CCE-33949-9

CIS Controls:

Version 6

16.1 Perform Regular Account Reviews Review all system accounts and disable any account that cannot be associated with a business process and owner.

Version 7

16.8 Disable Any Unassociated Accounts Disable any account that cannot be associated with a business process or business owner.

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