Select On (recommended) to have Windows Firewall with Advanced Security use the settings for this profile to filter network traffic. If you select Off, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security will not use any of the firewall rules or connection security rules for this profile. Vulnerability: If the firewall is turned off all traffic will be able to access the system and an attacker may be more easily able to remotely exploit a weakness in a network service. Counter Measure: Configure this setting to 'On.' Potential Impact: None, this is the default configuration. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security\Windows Firewall Properties\Public Profile\Windows Firewall: Public: Firewall state (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\PublicProfile!EnableFirewall [on/off] (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\\Windows Settings\\Security Settings\\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security\\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security\\Windows Firewall Properties\\Public Profile\\Windows Firewall: Public: Firewall state (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\WindowsFirewall\\PublicProfile!EnableFirewall oval:org.secpod.oval:def:40219 SCAP Repo OVAL Definition 2017-04-25