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AIOS-26-010700 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 26 must implement the management setting: encrypt backups/Encrypt local backup.
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If iCloud backups are not encrypted, this could lead to the unauthorized disclosure of DOD sensitive information if non-DOD personnel are able to access that machine. Forcing the backup to be encrypted greatly mitigates the risk of compromising sensitive data. Work data iCloud backup and USB connections to computers are not authorized, but this control provides defense-in-depth for cases in which a user violates policy either intentionally or inadvertently.SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #47
Solution
Install a configuration profile to force encrypted backups to iCloud.Configuration Profile Key: forceEncryptedBackup
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS-iPadOS_26_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: MobileIron - DISA Apple iOS/iPadOS 26 v1r1
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-278788r1150611_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-26-010700, Vuln-ID|V-278788
Plugin: MDM
Control ID: 0e349d1639a74cf4a0148a9605070b0f77d607528cf18f49cadae7a9dd408fe3