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Public Safety Mobile Application Security Requirements Workshop Summary

Published

Author(s)

Michael Ogata, Barbara Guttman, Nelson Hastings

Abstract

This document captures the input received from the half-day workshop titled "Public Safety Mobile Application Security Requirements" organized by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, in cooperation with FirstNet and the Department of Commerce and held on February 25, 2014. This first-of-its-kind workshop was attended by public safety practitioners, mobile application developers, industry experts, and government officials who contributed their experience and knowledge to provide input in identifying security requirements for public safety mobile applications.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8018
Report Number
8018

Keywords

Application vetting, Battery life, Data protection, Denial of service, First responders, FirstNet, Identity management, Location information, Mobile applications, Public safety Location information, Identity management

Citation

Ogata, M. , Guttman, B. and Hastings, N. (2015), Public Safety Mobile Application Security Requirements Workshop Summary, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8018 (Accessed April 19, 2024)
Created January 21, 2015, Updated October 12, 2021