macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must disable iCloud Reminders

STIG ID: APPL-15-002013 | SRG: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000381 | Vulnerability ID: V-268488

Description

The macOS built-in Reminders.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled.Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control over the storage and access of data and, therefore, automated reminders synchronization must be controlled by an organization-approved service.

Check

C-268488r1034404_chk

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iCloud Reminders with the following command:/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\.objectForKey('allowCloudReminders').jsEOSIf the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Fix

F-72419r1034403_fix

Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Reminders by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.