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Mobile Application Management

What is Mobile Application Management?

Policies and tools for controlling and securing enterprise applications on mobile devices, including app distribution, configuration, and data protection.

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Frameworks that govern mobile application management

GDPRView framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on mobile application management

Requirements naming mobile application management across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices1 control

Manage applications on mobile devices including deployment, updates, configuration, and removal. Separate personal and enterprise applications.

MD124-TECH-04 · Mobile Application Management (MAM) →
HKMA TM-G-11 control

HKMA TM-G-1 Information Security Programme. Comprehensive technical + administrative + physical security controls. (1) INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMME (TM-G-1.6.1) - documented + Board-approved information security programme + governance + roles + ISMS-style al...

HKMA-TMG1-InfoSec-Access-PAM-Network-Crypto-DLP-Endpoint · TM-G-1 Information Security Programme + Access + PAM + Network + Crypto + DLP + Vulnerability + Endpoint →
Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines1 control

Referenced by 11.3.7. The FI should implement data loss prevention on personal computers and mobile devices used to access its information assets, commonly through mobile device or mobile application management (verifying before access that the device is not j...

monetary-authority-of-singapore-technology-risk-management-guidelines::B · Annex B BYOD Security →

Questions people ask about mobile application management

What is Mobile Application Management?
Policies and tools for controlling and securing enterprise applications on mobile devices, including app distribution, configuration, and data protection.
Why is Mobile Application Management important for compliance?
Mobile Application Management is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding mobile application management 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 Mobile Application Management?
Mobile Application Management appears in the requirement text of NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices, HKMA TM-G-1, Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Mobile Application Management?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how mobile application management applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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