"IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Passed, Heads to President’s Desk"

The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement act recently got the stamp of approval by the U.S. Senate and requires that federal procurement and use of IoT devices must conform to basic security requirements.  The act mandates that NIST must issue standards-based guidelines for the minimum security of IoT devices owned by the federal government.  Federal agencies must also implement a vulnerability-disclosure policy for IoT devices, and they cannot procure devices that do not meet the security guidelines.

Threatpost reports: "IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Passed, Heads to President’s Desk"