Details

AirDrop _MUST_ be disabled to prevent file transfers to or from unauthorized devices.

AirDrop allows users to share and receive files from other nearby Apple devices.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.applicationaccess:
allowAirDrop:
False

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

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

References

• 800-53|AC-3
• 800-53|AC-20
• 800-53|CM-7
• 800-53|CM-7(1)
• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CCE|CCE-90898-8, CCI|CCI-000381

Source

• Tenable.com/audits