The BlackBerry Device Service server must have the administrative functionality to centrally manage the following security policy rule on managed mobile devices: Disallow hyperlinks within work persona applications from opening within the personal persona browser application.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
BBDS-00-003179	BBDS-00-003179	BBDS-00-003179_rule		Medium

Description
Security related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not implemented, the system may be vulnerable to a variety of attacks. The use of an MDM allows an organization to assign values to security related parameters across all the devices it manages. This provides assurance that the required mobile OS security controls are being enforced, and that the device user or an adversary has not modified or disabled the controls. It also greatly increases efficiency and manageability of devices in a large scale environment relative to an environment in which each device must be configured separately.

Description

Security related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not implemented, the system may be vulnerable to a variety of attacks. The use of an MDM allows an organization to assign values to security related parameters across all the devices it manages. This provides assurance that the required mobile OS security controls are being enforced, and that the device user or an adversary has not modified or disabled the controls. It also greatly increases efficiency and manageability of devices in a large scale environment relative to an environment in which each device must be configured separately.

STIG	Date
BlackBerry Device Service 6.2 STIG	2013-05-03

Details

Check Text ( C-BBDS-00-003179_chk )
Review the BlackBerry Device Service server configuration to determine whether there is administrative functionality to centrally manage the managed mobile device security policy rule to disallow hyperlinks within work persona applications from opening within the personal persona browser application. If this function is not present, this is a finding. The "Open Links in Work Email Messages in the Personal Browser" rule specifies whether BlackBerry device users can use the browser in the personal space to open links in work email messages. If this rule is set to Disallow, links in work email messages will always open in the browser in the work space. IT policy rules can be specified per group or per user. To add an IT policy to a group: 1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand Group. 2. Click Manage groups. 3. Click the name of the group. 4. Click Edit group. 5. Click the Policies tab. 6. In the IT policy list, select the IT policy. 7. Click Save all. To add an IT policy to a user account: 1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand User. 2. Click Manage users. 3. Search for a user account. 4. In the search results, select the check box for the user account. 5. In the Add to user configuration list, click Set IT policy. 6. In the IT policy drop-down list, select the IT policy. 7. Click Save. For more details and information, please see the "Setting up device controls" section of the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 BlackBerry Device Service, Version: 6.2 Administration Guide.

Check Text ( C-BBDS-00-003179_chk )

Review the BlackBerry Device Service server configuration to determine whether there is administrative functionality to centrally manage the managed mobile device security policy rule to disallow hyperlinks within work persona applications from opening within the personal persona browser application. If this function is not present, this is a finding.

The "Open Links in Work Email Messages in the Personal Browser" rule specifies whether BlackBerry device users can use the browser in the personal space to open links in work email messages. If this rule is set to Disallow, links in work email messages will always open in the browser in the work space.

IT policy rules can be specified per group or per user.

To add an IT policy to a group:
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand Group.
2. Click Manage groups.
3. Click the name of the group.
4. Click Edit group.
5. Click the Policies tab.
6. In the IT policy list, select the IT policy.
7. Click Save all.

To add an IT policy to a user account:
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand User.
2. Click Manage users.
3. Search for a user account.
4. In the search results, select the check box for the user account.
5. In the Add to user configuration list, click Set IT policy.
6. In the IT policy drop-down list, select the IT policy.
7. Click Save.

For more details and information, please see the "Setting up device controls" section of the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 BlackBerry Device Service, Version: 6.2 Administration Guide.

Fix Text (F-BBDS-00-003179_fix)
Configure the centrally managed BlackBerry Device Service server security policy rule to disallow hyperlinks within work persona applications from opening within the personal persona browser application.