NIST releases guidelines for cell phone and PDA security
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, November 17, 2008
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released publication SP 800-124, “Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security,” November 1. The publication provides information on the following topics:
- Cell phones and PDAs currently in use
- Making appropriate IT security choices regarding the devices
- Relevant threats and technological risks
- Options for mitigating cell phone and PDA security threats
- Ways to reduce the number of security incidents that may occur
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