2.3.2 Secure screen saver corners - bottom left corner

Information

Hot Corners can be configured to disable the screen saver by moving the mouse cursor to a corner of the screen. Setting a hot corner to disable the screen saver poses a potential security risk since an unauthorized person could use this to bypass the login screen and gain access to the system.

Solution

Perform the following to implement the prescribed state: Open System Preferences Select Mission Control Select Hot Corners Remove any corners which are set to Disable Screen Saver

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/299

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-11a.

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6d7e47c3954a9a3e0b8a334c73486fcc1b99f59b4358ec698dffd52439c11574