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PUBLICATIONS

Guide to Enterprise Telework and Remote Access Security

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Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Paul Hoffman, Murugiah P. Souppaya

Abstract

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-46 Rev. 2 (July 2016): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=921406] Many organizations employees and contractors use enterprise telework technologies to perform work from external locations. Most teleworkers use remote access technologies to interface with an organization s non-public computing resources. The nature of telework and remote access technologies permitting access to protected resources from external networks and often external hosts as well generally places them at higher risk than similar technologies only accessed from inside the organization, as well as increasing the risk to the internal resources made available to teleworkers through remote access. This publication provides information on security considerations for several types of remote access solutions, and it makes recommendations for securing a variety of telework and remote access technologies. It also gives advice on creating telework security policies. [Supersedes SP 800-46 (August 2002): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=151263]
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-46 Rev 1
Report Number
800-46 Rev 1
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs
Supercedes Publication
Security for Telecommuting and Broadband Communications
Superceded By Publication
Guide to Enterprise Telework, Remote Access, and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Security

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Keywords

mobile device security, remote access, remote access security, telework, telework security, virtual private networking
Information technology, Cybersecurity and Networking

Citation

Scarfone, K. , Hoffman, P. and Souppaya, M. (2009), Guide to Enterprise Telework and Remote Access Security, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-46r1 (Accessed April 20, 2024)

Created June 16, 2009, Updated November 10, 2018