Title

BlackBerry 10 OS must employ mobile device management services to centrally manage email settings. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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 mobile device management (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.

Check Content

From the Work Space, navigate to "Settings >> Accounts". Verify all required work email accounts (with a briefcase icon) are present. Otherwise, this is a finding.

Fix Text

On BlackBerry Device Service, navigate to "BlackBerry solution management >> Profiles >> Manage email profiles". Verify all required profiles are listed. If not, create necessary profiles by navigating to "BlackBerry solution management >> Profiles >> Create email profiles". Assign all required email profiles to affected user, or a group the user is a part of.

Additional Identifiers

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Vulnerability ID: V-47219

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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