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The macOS system must disable iCloud Address Book.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The macOS built-in Contacts.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control over the storage and access of data, and, therefore, automated contact synchronization must be controlled by an organization approved service.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-259489r941089_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Address Book by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.