\tUS politicians used mounting scrutiny of the security of communications kit to revive an effort to implement strict standards around IoT gear bought by government agencies.<\/p>\n
A cross-party group introduced a bill to Congress calling for the implementation of a set of minimum security requirements, which would be set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.<\/p>\n
Specifically, the standards would cover secure development, identity management, patching and configuration management for IoT devices.<\/p>\n
Telecom industry group CTIA, which runs an IoT cybersecurity certification programme, was among the backers of the proposal.<\/p>\n
Congresswoman Robin Kelly, a co-sponsor of the bill in the House of Representatives, said in a statement it would help prevent IoT devices from becoming a backdoor for hackers, noting \u201ceverything from our national security to the personal information of American citizens could be vulnerable because of security holes in these devices\u201d.<\/p>\n
It is unclear whether the bill will be successful, as a similar effort launched in 2017 failed to gain traction.<\/p>\n
However, the latest move follows the publication of a report by the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security in May 2018, which recommended the federal government lead by example on cybersecurity by requiring more secure devices and services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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