STIGUI
V-258640CAT II — Medium severitySV-258640r1117267_rule

Samsung Android must be configured to not allow backup of all applications and configuration data to locally connected systems.

Rule version KNOX-14-110150 · STIG v2 · 2025-08-28

Discussion

Data on mobile devices is protected by numerous mechanisms, including user authentication, access control, and cryptography. When the data is backed up to an external system (either locally connected or cloud based), many if not all of these mechanisms are no longer present. This leaves the backed-up data vulnerable to attack. Disabling backup to external systems mitigates this risk.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #40

Check

Verify requirement KNOX-14-110140 (disallow USB file transfer) has been implemented.

If disallow USB file transfer has not been implemented, this is a finding.

Fix

Ensure USB file transfer has been disallowed (refer to requirement KNOX-14-110140).

Identifiers

Group ID
V-258640
Group title
PP-MDF-333240
Rule ID
SV-258640r1117267_rule
Check ID
C-62380r931118_chk
Fix ID
F-62289r931119_fix