The UK Government has published proposals for legislation that would mandate consumer IoT security features. Initially the government is proposing three mandatory requirements, but says the list could be expanded over time: Device passwords must be unique and not resettable to any universal factory setting; Manufacturers must provide a public point of contact so anyone […]
Laying down the law on security for consumer IoT
The IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA) is against mandating security for consumer IoT devices. The UK plans to do just that, with good reason. In November I reported that Australia’s Home Affairs minister, Peter Dutton, had released a for-comment draft of a code of practice that closely follows a voluntary code introduced by the UK Government […]
Beware BYO IoT, says Zscaler
Zscaler, a provider of cloud based security for enterprises, has released its second annual IoT report, evoking a strong sense of déjà vu: a decade or so ago, following the emergence of smartphones that could do much more than make calls, the bring-your-own device (BYOD) phenomenon where employees used these for work purposes caused many […]
