Description
The document is a guideline on how to secure handheld devices. It covers devices that are not typically used in organizational tasks and have limited textual information processing capabilities. It also covers USB flash memory drives and pocket-size removable hard drives with USB, FireWire, or other high-speed interfaces.
This is a Hard copy of the NIST Special Publication 800-124 Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security. The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of cell phone and PDA devices in use today and offer insight into making informed information technology security decisions on their treatment. The discussion gives details about the threats, technology risks, and safeguards for these devices.
This document may be used by organizations interested in enhancing security to reduce related security incidents for current and future use of handheld devices. This document presents generic principles that apply to all such systems. This guideline does not cover the following aspects relating to securing handheld devices:
Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPC) that have the same characteristics as tablet or notebook computers, but in a very compact format:
MP3 players, cameras, calculators, and other handheld devices that are not typically used in organizational tasks or have limited textual information processing capabilities
USB flash memory drives or pocket-size removable hard drives with USB, FireWire, or other high-speed interfaces
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