IT Policy rule “Force LED Blinking When Microphone Is On” (Security policy group) must be set as required.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-19729	WIR1450-14	SV-21870r4_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
User not aware that sensitive conversations are being recorded and/or transmitted.

STIG	Date
BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Part 3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-02-02

Details

Check Text ( C-24166r3_chk )
Detailed Policy Requirements: The BlackBerry microphone indicator light must be on when the BlackBerry microphone is active. ***For this check, set IT Policy rule “Force LED Blinking When Microphone Is On” (Security policy group) to “Yes". Check Procedures: This is a BES IT Policy check. Recommend all checks related to BES IT policies be reviewed using the procedure in Check WIR1400-01 (V0003545). ***Verify IT Policy rule “Force LED Blinking When Microphone Is On” (Security policy group) is set as required.

Check Text ( C-24166r3_chk )

Detailed Policy Requirements:

The BlackBerry microphone indicator light must be on when the BlackBerry microphone is active.

*****For this check, set IT Policy rule “Force LED Blinking When Microphone Is On” (Security policy group) to “Yes".

Check Procedures:

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

*****Verify IT Policy rule “Force LED Blinking When Microphone Is On” (Security policy group) is set as required.

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