Issue abstract: 3rd Party Security Report of NT LAN Manager (NTLM) traffic Vulnerability
Detailed description: Outgoing NTLM traffic to remote servers is not denied, your credentials may be vulnerable to exposure. (Side note: I couldn’t find anything pertaining to NTLM on the Norton support page.)
Product & version number: Norton 360 (Version not shown but it should be up-to-date)
OS details: Edition Windows 11 Pro v. 23H2 OS build 22631.4169
What is the error message you are seeing? No Error Message
If you have any supporting screenshots, please add them:
It was an online audit: acronis dot com using their cyberfit-score-tool.
I’ve used some of their software before and was bored…
I’m on a personal network.
Your last question is above my head. I’m not familiar with NTLM. I figured it would fall under all the stuff that Norton verifies, just in case; but I couldn’t find any info on NTLM on Norton support.
The report also said that I wasn’t protected by a VPN, but Norton 360 says the VPN is active. Not sure what to think about that.
As a test I ran the audit tool from this site: Hope this helps answer your question
Results: * My opinion is this so called audit is nothing more than a scare tactic for sell-ups. I have a very secured network and no. I do not use a VPN for normal things. Fortunately that is a user choice and good one for those who are experienced.
Regarding the NTLM at the end of the results. Please ignore that as its designed more from those entities who are in a managed environment where, remote work connections and local in house devices are connecting to servers in an IT managed network. Nothing there for anyone to be concerned about.
175/850
#CyberFit Score: Poor
Try some of the suggestions below to improve it
Date scanned: Sep 19, 5:13 PM
0/275
Anti-malware
You don’t have anti-malware protection, your system may be at risk
You should have anti-malware solution installed and enabled on your endpoint or computer to detect malicious software and stay protected from security breaches.
Refer to websites established within the Cybersecurity industry such as AV-Test or AV-Comparatives for a list of recommended anti-malware solutions.
0/175
Backup
No backup solution was found, your data may be at risk
You are recommended to back up your data regularly to prevent data loss or ransomware attacks. Below are some backup solutions that you should consider using:
You have a firewall enabled for public and private networks
It is recommended to enable firewall for your public and private networks to improve your security protection against cyber-attacks on your system carried through the network. Below are provided detailed guides on setting-up your Windows firewall, depending on your security needs and network architecture:
No VPN solution was found, your connection to public and shared networks is not secure
It is recommended to use VPN to access your corporate network and confidential data. It is critical to use VPN for communications to be safe and private, especially if you are using complementary Internet access from cafes, library, airport, etc. Below are some VPN solutions that you should consider using.
No disk encryption was found, your device is at risk from physical tampering
It is recommended to turn on Windows BitLocker to improve the protection of data and files stored on your physical drives. You can find how to set up Windows BitLocker in the link below:
Outgoing NTLM traffic to remote servers is not denied, your credentials may be vulnerable to exposure
It is recommended to deny all outgoing NTLM traffic to remote servers for better security protection. You can find out how to change the NTLM settings and add exceptions in the link below:
Please note that the results also state I do not have malware protection installed. Guess they don’t believe Norton products protect against those lol. I also have Malwarebytes installed but not actively loading when Windows boots. Its a secondary scanner when needed.
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