This guide will provide background information on modifying an existing attack surface reduction rule.
Attack Surface Reduction
When protection on the endpoint is mentioned, the idea of a firewall blocking network access and an antivirus being able to block malicious files is what comes to mind. However, what happens when an application is not detected by a firewall rule, and is also not found to be malicious based on its file name/hash? In comes attack surface reduction rules; these work in a way to prevent the actions of an application which are commonly associated with malicious activity, such as credential stealing or executing a macro from an excel document. While the application may appear benign, the actions it performs speaks a different narrative.
Role Requirements
Procedure Scope: Administrators
Required Group Membership: Admin.Security
Handbook Reference
Package: TBD
Domain: TBD
Modifies: TBD
Modifying Device Attack Surface Reduction Rules
- Navigate to Attack Surface Reduction – Intune, select the policy you wish to alter.
- Upon selecting the rule, scroll down to the Properties section; all the information of the rule will be displayed. 4 points of interest will be available to Edit. You can modify the sections as needed.
- Basics: Adjusts non-functional items of the rule, such as the Name of the rule.
- Assignments: Specifies which groups will be included or exempt from rule enforcement.
- Scope Tags: Specifies which administrators will have access to the viewing and altering this object.
- Configuration Settings: Depending on the Policy Type selected, the displayed security settings will differ; however, these are the security controls that are either enabled or disabled and applied to the associated devices specified in Assignments.
- Basics: Adjusts non-functional items of the rule, such as the Name of the rule.
- The Sections will all have the same prompt for adjustments, either add, remove, or delete the setting and select Review + Save to finalize the changes.
- Once on the revisions page, if all the necessary adjustments look correct, select Save to finalize the modification process.
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