Details

If this policy is set to ‘True’ or is not set, Google Cast will be enabled, and users will be able to launch it from the app menu, page context menus, media controls on Cast-enabled websites, and (if shown) the ‘Cast toolbar’ icon.

If this policy set to ‘False’, Google Cast will be disabled.

Solution

Windows group policy:
1. Open the ‘group policy editor’ tool with gpedit.msc
2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesGoogleGoogle ChromeGoogle Cast
Policy Name: Enable Google Cast
Policy State: Disabled
Policy Value: N/A

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Chrome_V2R4_STIG.zip

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 Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000381
• Rule-ID|SV-221594r615937_rule
• STIG-ID|DTBC-0063
• STIG-Legacy|SV-96311
• STIG-Legacy|V-81597
• Vuln-ID|V-221594

Source

• Tenable.com/audits