AIOS-05-080001 - Apple iOS must implement the management setting: Treat Airdrop as an unmanaged destination.

Information

An Airdrop feature is a way to send contact information or photos to other users with this same feature enabled. This feature enables a possible attack vector for adversaries to exploit. Once the attacker has gained access to the information broadcast by this feature, he/she may distribute this sensitive information very quickly and without DoD's control or awareness. By disabling this feature, the risk of mass data exfiltration will be mitigated.

Note: If the site uses Apple's optional Device Enrollment Program (DEP), this control is available as a supervised MDM control.

Solution

Install a configuration profile to treat AirDrop as an unmanaged destination.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS_10_V1R3_STIG.zip