AirPlay hacked?

[BigEndian]

At work we are able to have MacBooks as an alternative to PCs.
These are managed with InTune/Company Portal.
Our IT department blocks AirPlay so we are unable to wirelessly share the display to for instance the large TV screens in our meeting rooms.
The explanation for this is that there are vulnerabilities in AirPlay so leaving it open risks our corp environment.

I can’t find any references to AirPlay vulnerabilities anywhere but they must exist and be quite dangerous as qI am sure our IT department wouldn’t make things up.

Is anyone aware of what these vulnerabilities in AirPlay are and should I be worried at home and also avoid using this on my iPhone? Is apple keeping this secret?

 

[iStorm]

Could potentially be referring to this:

Security Flaws in Apple’s AWDL Protocol Could Lead to Tracking, MITM & Other Types of Attacks

Security researchers have been dissecting Apple's AWDL protocol and uncovered the possiblity for tracking, DoS, MITM, and other types of attacks.

www.technadu.com

Or perhaps they just don't want to risk employees accidentally/unknowingly AirPlaying their screen to the wrong TV at work or elsewhere.

 

[chabig]

I think they are making excuses.

 

[cybersecPat]

This is excuses big time. Business needs shouldn't be shunted for "security" that is just security theatre. They need to get a real security professional who knows what they're talking about.

 

[bogdanw]

2024
"Failing to act: Apple's AirDrop leaves activists vulnerable
Flaw in file-sharing system still exposes contact details"
https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/informa...i/news_events_ii/newsdetails_ii_436352.en.jsp
"Apple AirDrop leaks user data like a sieve. Chinese authorities say they’re scooping it up."
https://arstechnica.com/security/20...rs-chinese-authorities-claim-to-do-just-that/

 

[chabig]

Neither of those cited references have anything to do with the topic of this thread, AirPlay.

And even if AirPlay were vulnerable as described, all that would mean in the scenario under discussion is that the company would be able to figure out who is airplaying to their TV.

 

[NT1440]

At work we are able to have MacBooks as an alternative to PCs.
These are managed with InTune/Company Portal.
Our IT department blocks AirPlay so we are unable to wirelessly share the display to for instance the large TV screens in our meeting rooms.
The explanation for this is that there are vulnerabilities in AirPlay so leaving it open risks our corp environment.

I can’t find any references to AirPlay vulnerabilities anywhere but they must exist and be quite dangerous as qI am sure our IT department wouldn’t make things up.

Is anyone aware of what these vulnerabilities in AirPlay are and should I be worried at home and also avoid using this on my iPhone? Is apple keeping this secret?

IT worker here. They don’t want some idiot taking over the screen during a meeting, that’s all.

 

[bogdanw]

Neither of those cited references have anything to do with the topic of this thread, AirPlay.

The vulnerability is in the protocol, Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL), used by AirDrop and AirPlay.