Audit Menu Bar and Control Center Icons

LowLevel 1Manual reviewmacos

Description

The Menu Bar is the horizontal strip that runs across the very top of your Mac's screen. The Control Center is a panel that groups the most frequently used system settings into one convenient location, similar to Control Center on an iPhone or iPad.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

GUI: System Settings > Menu Bar > Verify that all items listed in the Allow in the menu bar section are allowed by your organization > Control Center icon in the menu bar > Verify that the Control Center options meet your organization's requirements.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

GUI: System Settings > Menu Bar > Remove any items in Allow in the menu bar section are not allowed by your organization. Control Center icon in the menu bar > Set the Control Center options to meet your organization's requirements.

Properties

Operating systems: macos-15
Tags: macossystem-settings
Reference: CIS Apple macOS 15.0 Sequoia Benchmark v2.1.0 - 2.4.1 Audit Menu Bar and Control Center Icons