Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise

Published

June 21, 2013

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone

Abstract

Mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets, typically need to support multiple security objectives: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. To achieve these objectives, mobile devices should be secured against a variety of threats. The purpose of this publication is to help organizations centrally manage the security of mobile devices. Laptops are out of the scope of this publication, as are mobile devices with minimal computing capability, such as basic cell phones. This publication provides recommendations for selecting, implementing, and using centralized management technologies, and it explains the security concerns inherent in mobile device use and provides recommendations for securing mobile devices throughout their life cycles. The scope of this publication includes securing both organization-provided and personally-owned (bring your own device, BYOD) mobile devices. [Supersedes SP 800-124 (October 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=890048]

Citation

Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-124 Rev 1

Report Number

800-124 Rev 1

NIST Pub Series

Special Publication (NIST SP)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Supercedes Publication

Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security

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Keywords

cell phone security, information security, mobile device security, mobility, remote access, smartphone security, tablet security, telework

Citation

Souppaya, M. and Scarfone, K. (2013), Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-124r1 (Accessed October 23, 2025)