Congress Discussing IoT Cybersecurity Self-Certification Program

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Sen Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) have teamed up to introduce a bill to boost IoT cybersecurity by creating a voluntary self-certification program under the Department of Commerce.

The Cyber Shield Act would establish a voluntary cybersecurity program for the Internet of Things things, with input from an advisory committee comprising “academia, industry, consumer advocates, and the public” on benchmarks for security for consumer devices from baby monitors, cameras and cell phones to laptops and tablets.

Interesting news coming out of Congress. I’m skeptical though, given that “manufacturers would self-certify” their products. Look at VW and its emissions reporting. This seems ripe for scandal.