Mobile Device SOP.pdf

The document outlines the "Laptop and Mobile Device Use Policy" of the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). It emphasizes safeguarding information and minimizing the risk of loss or theft of MDOT laptops, mobile devices, and data. The policy applies to all employees, contractors, and personnel responsible for MDOT-supplied or personal devices containing MDOT data. Key points include protecting devices from theft, not storing confidential data on devices, connecting laptops to the network for updates regularly, securing mobile devices for data protection, requiring authentication for accessing MDOT resources, ensuring physical security of devices, backing up data to secure locations, and configuring devices securely to prevent data loss. The policy also highlights the importance of enabling screen locking and timeout functions on mobile devices to enhance security.