AIOS-15-003400 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must not allow backup to remote systems (My Photo Stream).

Information

If a user is able to configure the security setting, the user could inadvertently or maliciously set it to a value that poses unacceptable risk to DoD information systems. An adversary could exploit vulnerabilities created by the weaker configuration to compromise DoD sensitive information.

SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #40

Solution

Install a configuration profile to disable My Photo Stream.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS-iPadOS_15_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-4, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001090, Rule-ID|SV-250923r801860_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-15-003400, Vuln-ID|V-250923

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: bcb9227d9dc56f9cd92194e69713ea8aa63a1511b405306732d079af335c901c