Re: [Fed-Talk] [External] Re: Definition of Mobile Device
Re: [Fed-Talk] [External] Re: Definition of Mobile Device
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] [External] Re: Definition of Mobile Device
- From: "Evans, Frazier [USA]" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:03:12 +0000
- Thread-topic: [External] Re: [Fed-Talk] Definition of Mobile Device
Tim,
By connecting the definition to MDM you still have an issue. Several of the MDM’s are able to manage Surface Tablets. Specifically Mobile Iron claims to be able to manage windows 10 devices (which could include laptops) at least according to what I have read so…
At the end of the day, there is not a definition that will work for everyone. To me a mobile device is: A device that allows the user to use it where they want, when they want, that is normally powered by a battery.
The lines are blurring as to what is a mobile device and what is not. Welcome to Moore’s Law
Frazier
On 1/27/16, 8:47 AM, "fed-talk-bounces+evans_frazier=email@hidden on behalf of Miller, Timothy J." <fed-talk-bounces+evans_frazier=email@hidden on behalf of email@hidden> wrote:
>> The NIST definition has this problematic bullet:
>>
>> * An operating system that is not a full-fledged desktop or laptop
>> operating system
>>
>> No definition of what makes a full-fledged OS or why this matters. Most
>> likely this is due to the device OS being out of the grasp of enterprise
>> management, thus the reason for the NIST document to begin with.
>>
>> I think a better question is how to classify devices into categories that can be
>> validated, such as the NIAP protection profiles do. You might take a look at
>> section 1.3 of the Protection Profile for Mobile Device Fundamentals.
>
>So originally "mobile device" definitions were really just intended to differentiate from "laptop." At the time, a mobile device ran an embedded OS or otherwise had limitations such as no multi-user support, limited or no multitasking, limited or no ability to add or remove applications, no centralized or policy-based configuration management, etc. Increasing device & infrastructure capabilities have eliminated most of those distinctions.
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>Probably the most practical definition at this point is "If the device configuration is (or could be) under the control of a Mobile Device Management system, it's a mobile device." :) Today that excludes laptops and Surface tablets from the definition, which it probably what you want.
>
>-- T
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