Title

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

Discussion

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.

Check Content

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

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

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-21892r4_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-19746

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Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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