id: network-discovery-public-disabled info: name: Network Discovery Disabled on Public Networks author: princechaddha severity: medium description: Checks if network discovery is disabled on all public networks. impact: | Disabling network discovery on public networks reduces the system's visibility and minimizes the attack surface, preventing potential unauthorized access. remediation: | Ensure network discovery remains disabled on public networks to maintain secure network configurations. tags: network,code,windows-audit self-contained: true code: - pre-condition: | IsWindows(); engine: - powershell - powershell.exe args: - -ExecutionPolicy - Bypass pattern: "*.ps1" source: | if (-not (Get-NetConnectionProfile | Where-Object { $_.NetworkCategory -eq 'Public' -and $_.NetworkDiscovery -eq 'Discoverable' })) { "Network Discovery is disabled on all Public networks" } matchers: - type: word words: - "Network Discovery is disabled on all Public networks" # digest: 4b0a00483046022100c8f8692f4b032c3f72047cfa5a5e68ada55d8bf4f3def3a630ffecec9fd52cda022100a8daa946988b856f48378a9b8730a69ade02a20fec204011fa4b52ee8494d94d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950