Ensure that 'DNS Policies' is configured on Anti-Spyware profiles if 'DNS Security' license is available

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Description

DNS security is an extensible cloud-based service capable of generating DNS signatures using advanced predictive analytics and machine learning. DNS Security protects from sophisticated DNS-based attacks.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

Objects > Security Profiles > Anti-Spyware > DNS Policies (requires a DNS Security licence): confirm the policy action is sinkhole for every DNS Security category, and that the Command and Control Domains category uses packet capture extended-capture.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Navigate to Objects > Security Profiles > Anti-Spyware Go to DNS Policies tab. Configure policy action to sinkhole for all DNS Security categories. On Command and control Domains category, set the packet capture option to extended-capture.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: paloaltothreat-prevention
Reference: CIS Palo Alto Firewall 11 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 6.25 Ensure that 'DNS Policies' is configured on Anti-Spyware profiles if 'DNS Security' license is available