Detections
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1.75 APPL-15-002021

Information

The macOS system must disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple.

GROUP ID: V-268494
RULE ID: SV-268494r1034422

The ability to submit diagnostic data to Apple must be disabled.

The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling the submission of diagnostic and usage information will mitigate the risk of unwanted data being sent to Apple.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083, SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23761

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-11a., 800-53|SI-11b., CCI|CCI-001312, CCI|CCI-001314, Rule-ID|SV-268494r1034422_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-002021, Vuln-ID|V-268494

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9fd2c110fd40bf757d752ee4e3eebc235ed2049a51f3eb00488a1f53436508d6