NSA report on IoT examines security and privacy

A new report by the National Security Agency examines emerging interconnected consumer products, or the Internet of Things, and their implications for cybersecurity and privacy.

“A critical relationship exists between current cybersecurity research and the growing field of privacy engineering and research,” writes NSA Director of Civil Liberties Rebecca Richards in introductory remarks to the report, titled “New Wave.”

“Privacy research focuses on more than mere technology and must be multidisciplinary, since the concept of privacy touches on many...