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Enable or disable all BIOS wireless devices, as appropriate.


CONTROL ID
05754
CONTROL TYPE
Configuration
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Configure Wireless Access Points in accordance with organizational standards., CC ID: 12477

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • The organization should disable the wireless access in the Basic Input Output System or Extensible Firmware Interface on devices that do not have an essential wireless business use and add password protection to lower the possibility of the user overriding the configuration. (Critical Control 7.8, Twenty Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense: Consensus Audit Guidelines, Version 4.0)
  • The organization must disable file sharing on all wireless clients. (CSR 10.10.5(8), Pub 100-17 Medicare Business Partners Systems Security, Transmittal 7, Appendix A: CMS Core Security Requirements CSR, March 17, 2006)
  • All wireless devices should be enabled or disabled in the BIOS as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via BIOS menus Parameters: enabled / disabled References: Section: 2.5.2.2.1, Value: disabled (CCE-3628-5, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 5.20130214)