Details

Remote management should only be enabled on trusted networks with strong user controls present in a Directory system. Mobile devices without strict controls are vulnerable to exploit and monitoring.

Solution

In System Preferences: Sharing, turn off Remote Management.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/301

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-7b.
• CSCv6|9.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits