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V-260451

CAT II (Medium)

Samsung Android's Work profile must be configured to prevent users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app.

Rule ID

SV-260451r959010_rule

STIG

Samsung Android 14 MDFPP 3.3 BYOAD Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R3

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

If the user is able to add a personal email account (POP3, IMAP, EAS) to the work email app, it could be used to forward sensitive DOD data to unauthorized recipients. Restricting email account addition to the Administrator or to allowlisted accounts mitigates this vulnerability. SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #47

Check Content

Review the configuration to determine if the Samsung Android devices are preventing users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app.

On the management tool, in the device restrictions section, verify "Modify accounts" is set to "Disallow".

On the Samsung Android device: 
1. Open Settings >> Accounts and backup >> Manage accounts.
2. Navigate to the "Work" tab.
3. Verify no account can be added.

If on the management tool "Modify accounts" is not set to "Disallow", or on the Samsung Android device an account can be added, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Samsung Android devices to prevent users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app.

On the management tool, in the Work profile restrictions, set "Modify accounts" to "Disallow".