Congress Takes Bold Steps to Secure Mobile Devices with NDAA Provision

The document summarizes Section 1515 of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, which directs the Department of Defense to evaluate a range of mobile cybersecurity technologies (such as anonymizing technologies, full content inspection, mobile hardware solutions, on-device VPNs, protected DNS, and extended endpoint detection) and report findings to Congress within about nine months. It cites recent spyware-related incidents and oversight gaps as justification and highlights iVerify’s research and product capabilities as a potential partner to help secure DoD mobile infrastructure.