"Industry Warns of Flaws as Gov’t Proposes Mandatory IoT Security Labelling"

The UK government is considering establishing an IoT security labelling scheme, which will help inform consumers about how secure IoT products are. The consultation suggests three security requirements laid out by the UK government's "Secure by Design" Code of Practice, which calls for the building of cybersecurity measures in the design phase of IoT products. Manufacturers of IoT devices would be required to ensure that IoT device passwords are highly unique and unable to be reset to factory default passwords. This article continues to discuss the IoT security labelling consultation and concerns surrounding the proposed IoT security legislation. 

CBR reports "Industry Warns of Flaws as Gov’t Proposes Mandatory IoT Security Labelling"