New guide maps NIST, industry security standards to mobile devices

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking public comment on a new guide that maps NIST and other standards organizations’ cybersecurity standards to mobile devices.

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence guide, Mobile Device Security: Cloud and Hybrid Builds, applies existing standards to help organizations reduce their cyber risk and increase awareness of cybersecurity issues, according to NIST.

“Security controls at many organizations have not kept pace with risks that mobile devices can pose,” NIST says...