KNOX-07-005900 - The Samsung must be configured to disable automatic transfer of diagnostic data. Disable Report Diagnostic Info.

Information

Many software systems automatically send diagnostic data to the manufacturer or a third-party. This data enables the developers to understand real-world field behavior and improve the product based on that information. Unfortunately, it can also reveal information about what DoD users are doing with the systems and what causes them to fail. An adversary embedded within the software development team or elsewhere could use the information acquired to breach Samsung Android 7 with Knox security. Disabling automatic transfer of such information mitigates this risk.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1#47a

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Solution

Configure the Samsung Android 7 with Knox to disable automatic transfer of diagnostic data to an external device other than an MDM service with which the device has enrolled.

Configure the mobile operating system to disable Report diagnostic info.
1. Open the device settings.
2. Select "Privacy and emergency".
3. Uncheck the "Report diagnostic info" setting.

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Samsung_Android_OS_7_with_Knox_2-x_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-91263r1_rule, STIG-ID|KNOX-07-005900, Vuln-ID|V-76567

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: 2db5fcef33926ae56e8267947b5474158a75b2321813932d5df2e9857696e435