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Apple iOS/iPadOS 16 must disable copy/paste of data from managed to unmanaged applications.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

If a user is able to configure the security setting, the user could inadvertently or maliciously set it to a value that poses unacceptable risk to DOD information systems. An adversary could exploit vulnerabilities created by the weaker configuration to compromise DOD sensitive information. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47

ID
SV-257133r904299_rule
Version
AIOS-16-714600
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the Apple iOS configuration profile to disable copy/paste of data from managed to unmanaged applications.

The procedure for implementing this control will vary depending on the MDM/EMM used by the mobile service provider.

In the MDM console, set "Require managed pasteboard" to "True".