The Federal CIO Council’s Federal Mobility Group (FMG) announces release of a draft report that presents in a handy reference guide the best practices and lessons-learned for the use of government-furnished equipment (GFE) such as mobile devices by federal employees on international travel.
The FMG seeks public comment on the new FMG International Travel Guidance for Government-Furnished Mobile Devices report, which outlines the elevated risks tied to the use of GFE mobile devices by government employees during overseas travel and shares best practice mitigations and lessons-learned from several federal departments and agencies. The public comment period extends to the end of December 2021.
As domestic and international travel picks up, GFE mobile devices (e.g., smartphones and tablets) will facilitate government employee work productivity during foreign travel, including remote connections to office enterprise networks and databases. However, the FMG report stresses that government employees traveling to a foreign country or embassy within the U.S. should be aware that because of their portability and always-on state mobile devices are susceptible to compromise, theft, physical damage, and loss.
Use of mobile devices during foreign travel often amplifies these risks. Both government and personal information are at increased risk of compromise, including government and personal user account information, contacts, and application data. Moreover, government employees are often specifically targeted by foreign adversaries se ..
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