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Jailbreaking

What is Jailbreaking?

The process of removing software restrictions imposed by the manufacturer on a mobile device. Jailbreaking can expose devices to security vulnerabilities and is typically prohibited by enterprise mobile device management policies.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern jailbreaking

CIS Controls v8View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →

What the standards actually require on jailbreaking

Requirements naming jailbreaking across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

Australia Guidance for AI Adoption (2025)1 control

Developers of general-purpose AI should run safety evaluations that scale with model capability, for example assessing cyber-offensive capabilities and vulnerabilities, testing for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear information risks, evaluating be...

australia-guidance-for-ai-adoption-2025::5.3.1 · 5.3.1 Conduct capability-scaled safety evaluations →
NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile1 control

Apply MEASURE function including: red teaming and adversarial testing per NIST AI 600-1 MEA-5 (model probing + prompt injection + jailbreaking + data extraction + bias testing) + Test + Evaluation + Verification + Validation (TEVV) frameworks + model evaluatio...

NISTAI600-4 · Measure - Red Teaming, Adversarial Testing, and TEVV →

Questions people ask about jailbreaking

What is Jailbreaking?
The process of removing software restrictions imposed by the manufacturer on a mobile device. Jailbreaking can expose devices to security vulnerabilities and is typically prohibited by enterprise mobile device management policies.
Why is Jailbreaking important for compliance?
Jailbreaking is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding jailbreaking helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Jailbreaking?
Jailbreaking appears in the requirement text of Australia Guidance for AI Adoption (2025), NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Jailbreaking?
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