Title

BES Bluetooth controls must be compliant with requirements. IT Policy rule “Disable Dial-Up Networking” (Bluetooth Only policy group) must be set as required. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Bluetooth usage could provide an attack vector for a hacker to connect to a BlackBerry device without the knowledge of the user. DoD data would then be vulnerable.

Check Content

Detailed Policy Requirements: See Check WIR1405-01 (V0014198) for detailed policy requirements. *****For this check, set IT Policy rule "Disable Dial-Up Networking" (Bluetooth 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 Dial-Up Networking" (Bluetooth policy group) is set as required. If not set as required, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the IT Policy rule as specified in the "Checks" block.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-21187r4_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-19271

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.