Details
This policy setting allows you to turn off the Outlook Social Connector.
If you enable this policy setting, the Outlook Social Connector is turned off.
If you disable or you do not configure this policy setting, the Outlook Social Connector is turned on. The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled
Rationale:
Disabling or not configuring this setting allows the Outlook Social Connector to remain which means that data may be synchronized between Outlook and the users’ social networks.
Solution
To implement the recommended configuration state, set the following Group Policy setting to Enabled.
User ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesMicrosoft Outlook 2013Outlook Social ConnectorTurn Off Outlook Social Connector
Impact:
Enabling this setting will disable the Outlook Social Connector, preventing users from synchronizing any data in Outlook with their social networks.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
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.