IT Policy rule “Allow BlackBerry Desktop Software Statistics” (Desktop policy group) must be set as required.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22047	WIR1450-38	SV-25478r1_rule	ECWN-1	Low

Description
This rule could allow software statistics on DoD BlackBerry devices to be automatically sent to the BlackBerry vendor, Research In Motion, which may expose OPSEC information.

STIG	Date
BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Part 3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2011-07-14

Details

Check Text ( C-26998r1_chk )
Detailed Policy Requirements: ***For this check, set IT Policy rule “Allow BlackBerry Desktop Software Statistics” (Desktop policy group) to “No” or “FALSE.” Check Procedures: This is a BES IT Policy check. Recommend that all checks related to BES IT policies be reviewed using the procedure in Check WIR1400-01 (V0003545). ***Verify IT Policy rule “Allow BlackBerry Desktop Software Statistics” (Desktop policy group) is set as required.

Check Text ( C-26998r1_chk )

Detailed Policy Requirements:

*****For this check, set IT Policy rule “Allow BlackBerry Desktop Software Statistics” (Desktop policy group) to “No” or “FALSE.”

Check Procedures:
This is a BES IT Policy check. Recommend that all checks related to BES IT policies be reviewed using the procedure in Check WIR1400-01 (V0003545).

*****Verify IT Policy rule “Allow BlackBerry Desktop Software Statistics” (Desktop policy group) is set as required.

Fix Text (F-23386r1_fix)
Configure the IT Policy rule as specified in the "Checks" block.