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2 Data Communication and Storage

NIST platform security: roots of trust, firmware and secure enclaves SP 800-124 Rev. 1
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Data Communication and Storage

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 Strongly encrypt data communications between the mobile device and the organization. This is most often in the form of a VPN, although it can be established through other uses of secure protocols and encryption.

 Strongly encrypt stored data on both built-in storage and removable media storage. Removable media can also be “bound” to particular devices such that encrypted information can only be decrypted when the removable media is attached to the device, thereby mitigating the risk of offline attacks on the media.

 Wipe the device (to scrub its stored data) before reissuing it to another user, retiring the device, etc.  Remotely wipe the device (to scrub its stored data) if it is suspected that the device has been lost, stolen, or otherwise fallen into untrusted hands and is at risk of having its data recovered by an untrusted party. 7 See Section 4.5 for more information on data scrubbing.

 A device often can also be configured to wipe itself after a certain number of incorrect authentication attempts.