Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled.

From Apple OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-OS-000096

Associated with: CCI-000382

SV-74077r2_rule Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

In order to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types), organizations must disable or restrict unused or unnecessary physical and logical ports/protocols on information systems.Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services provided by default may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations. Additionally, it is sometimes convenient to provide multiple services from a single component (e.g., VPN and IPS); however, doing so increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. To support the requirements and principles of least functionality, the operating system must support the organizational requirements providing only essential capabilities and limiting the use of ports, protocols, and/or services to only those required, authorized, and approved to conduct official business or to address authorized quality of life issues.Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled.

Check content

Sending diagnostic & usage data to Apple must be disabled. The setting is found in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Diagnostics & Usage. If the box that says 'Send diagnostic & usage data to Apple' is checked, this is a finding. To check if a configuration profile is configured to enforce this setting, run the following command: sudo system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | grep AutoSubmit If AutoSubmit is not set to '0', this is a finding.

Fix text

The setting "Send diagnostic & usage data to Apple" is found in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Diagnostics & Usage. Uncheck the box that says 'Send diagnostic & usage data to Apple. This setting can be enforced using the "Security Privacy Policy" configuration profile.

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