SC-18: Mobile Code

Generated

2019-05-20 15:48:11.984914

Status

Skipped

Statements

The organization:

Code Description
SC-18a. Defines acceptable and unacceptable mobile code and mobile code technologies;
SC-18b. Establishes usage restrictions and implementation guidance for acceptable mobile code and mobile code technologies; and
SC-18c. Authorizes, monitors, and controls the use of mobile code within the information system.

Additional Guidance

Decisions regarding the employment of mobile code within organizational information systems are based on the potential for the code to cause damage to the systems if used maliciously. Mobile code technologies include, for example, Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, Postscript, PDF, Shockwave movies, Flash animations, and VBScript. Usage restrictions and implementation guidance apply to both the selection and use of mobile code installed on servers and mobile code downloaded and executed on individual workstations and devices (e.g., smart phones). Mobile code policy and procedures address preventing the development, acquisition, or introduction of unacceptable mobile code within organizational information systems.