AIOS-14-003700 - Apple iOS/iPadOS must not allow backup to remote systems (iCloud).

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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 iCloud Backup.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS_iPadOS_14_V1R2_STIG.zip