2.1.3 Show Bluetooth status in menu bar

Information

Enabling 'Show Bluetooth status in menu bar' is a security awareness method that helps understand the current state of Bluetooth, including whether it is enabled, Discoverable, what paired devices exist and are currently active.

Solution

In System Preferences: Bluetooth, turn Show Bluetooth Status In Menu Bar on.
Alternatively run the following in the command line:
/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.systemuiserver menuExtras -array-add '/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Bluetooth.menu'

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/301

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b.

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 134dd916d99fc258679cf02af177b8eb5e0653f300cf29fcc9b265f1e39c45f7