Detections
Analytics
AIOS-26-013100 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 26 must disable 'Find My Friends' in the 'Find My' app - Find My app.
Information
This control does not share a DOD user's location but encourages location sharing between DOD mobile device users, which can lead to operational security (OPSEC) risks. Sharing the location of a DOD mobile device is a violation of AIOS-17-011700.SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #47
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Solution
Install a configuration profile to disable 'Find My Friends' in the Find My app and 'Allow modifying Find My Friends' in the management tool. This is a supervised-only control.Configuration Profile Key: allowFindMyFriends, allowFindMyFriendsModification
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS-iPadOS_26_V1R2_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: AirWatch - DISA Apple iOS/iPadOS 26 v1r2
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-278813r1151188_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-26-013100, Vuln-ID|V-278813
Plugin: MDM
Control ID: 9dfe47c350bee0d3718c2249890e641e2553ad61f2d34ff6268d4feedd4f4e5c