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Difficulty: EasyMobile Application Support and Security Settings

An IT technician is configuring mobile security controls for employees who use smartphones to access company resources. The security policy requires restricting application installation to official app stores and preventing corporate email data from mixing with personal apps. Which TWO of the following settings or management controls should the technician implement?

  1. Enforce application containerization using Mobile Application Management (MAM) policies.Answer
  2. B
    Configure incoming corporate email using secure IMAP over TCP port 80.
  3. Disable permission to install applications from untrusted or unknown sources (sideloading).Answer
  4. D
    Configure mobile email clients using POP3 to maintain folder synchronization across multiple endpoints.

Answer

The correct controls to implement are enforcing application containerization through Mobile Application Management (MAM) policies and disabling the installation of applications from unknown sources (sideloading).
Mobile Application Management (MAM) containerization isolates enterprise data within a secure logical boundary on the device, ensuring corporate content remains separate from personal applications. Furthermore, restricting third-party application sideloading ensures that users can only download verified software from approved app stores, directly fulfilling the organization's security requirements.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the data protection requirement.
Separating corporate email and application data from personal apps requires containerization via Mobile Application Management (MAM).
MAM creates an encrypted storage container for corporate applications and data without requiring complete control of personal content.
2
Identify the application installation restriction requirement.
Restricting application sources to official stores requires disabling sideloading settings on the device.
Preventing installations from unknown or untrusted sources mitigates malware risks associated with unverified third-party app stores.

Key Concept

Mobile Application Management (MAM) containerization and application sideloading restrictions.
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