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zt_net_018 — NSG allows all outbound traffic to the Internet

Summary

Severity: Medium · Pillar: Network · Chain role: AMPLIFIER

Description

Network Security Groups that permit unrestricted outbound traffic to the Internet enable data exfiltration and command-and-control communication. Outbound traffic should be restricted to known destinations and ports.

Mapping

Framework Control / Reference
NIST 800-53 SC-7
NIST 800-207 Tenet 5 - Integrity monitored
CIS Azure
MITRE ATT&CK Technique T1048
MITRE ATT&CK Tactic Exfiltration
Zero-Trust Tenet Tenet 5
Framework tags nist-800-207, argus-zt

Source

Rule defined at policies/azure/zt/network/zt_net_018.rego.

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