AOSX-10-000070 - Wi-Fi support software must be disabled.

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Information

Use of Wi-Fi to connect to unauthorized networks may facilitate the exfiltration of mission data.

Solution

To disable the Wi-Fi network device, run the following command:

sudo networksetup -setnetworkserviceenabled 'Wi-Fi' off

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Apple_OS_X_10-10_Workstation_V1R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG Apple Mac OSX 10.10 v1r5

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001443, CCI|CCI-001444, CCI|CCI-002418, CSCv6|9.1, Rule-ID|SV-73971r1_rule, STIG-ID|AOSX-10-000070, Vuln-ID|V-59541

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 76cb26ee14a83b0ff32644be9c7d1ce967759fad2106a562f69d38fd7c6422d1