BES IT Policy rule must be configured as required. IT Policy rule Disable Carrier Directory (Application Center policy group) must be set as required.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-19746	WIR1450-27	SV-21892r4_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Disables the carrier’s application center directory on a BlackBerry device. Application Center is the public BlackBerry application store where BlackBerry applications can be purchased and then downloaded on the BlackBerry. Most applications are not DoD-approved and may contain malware that could be downloaded on a BlackBerry and transferred to the DoD enclave.

STIG	Date
BlackBerry Enterprise Server (version 5.x), Part 3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-24192r4_chk )
Detailed Policy Requirements: Access to Web application stores will be blocked. ***For this check, set IT Policy rule "Disable Carrier Directory" (Application Center 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 "Disable Carrier Directory" (Application Center policy group) is set as required. If not set as required, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-24192r4_chk )

Detailed Policy Requirements:

Access to Web application stores will be blocked.

*****For this check, set IT Policy rule "Disable Carrier Directory" (Application Center 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 "Disable Carrier Directory" (Application Center policy group) is set as required.

If not set as required, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23386r4_fix)
Configure the IT Policy rule as specified in the "Checks" block.