ONC has launched a mobile device guidance page to help protect mobile devices.
The page offers some good advice and tips to protect mobile devices including (go to the ONC page for more details on each):
- Use a password or other user authentication
- Install and enable encryption
- Install and activate remote wiping and/or remote disabling
- Disable and do not install or use file sharing applications
- Install and enable a firewall
- Install and enable security software
- Keep your security software up to date
- Research mobile applications (apps) before downloading
- Maintain physical control
- Use adequate security to send or receive health information over public Wi-Fi networks
- Delete all stored health information before discarding or reusing the mobile device
The mobile device security page also has a series of videos that helps readers understand the risk of mobile devices as well as how to protect them. The below video is the first in a series of videos.
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