The MobileMe preference pane must be removed from System Preferences.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of OSX00190-Remove the MobileMe preference pane

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

SV-38527r1_rule The MobileMe preference pane must be removed from System Preferences.

Vulnerability discussion

Remove the MobileMe preference pane from System Preferences. MobileMe is a suite of Internet tools capable of synchronizing data and other important information while an individual is away from the computer, sensitive environments do not use MobileMe. If critical data must be stored, only store it on a local computer. Data should only be transferred over a secure network connection to a secure internal server. If MobileMe is used, enable it only for user accounts without access to critical data. It is not recommended to enable MobileMe for administrator or root user accounts.

Check content

Open a terminal session and navigate to the /System/Library/PreferencePanes folder. Ensure the following file does NOT exist. MobileMe.prefPane If this file exists, this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to remove the file. sudo rm -R /System/Library/PreferencePanes/MobileMe.prefPane

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