New working groups on IoT security to be part of Commerce Dept. initiative

AUSTIN, TX – Five core working groups examining issues around security upgrades and patching will form the heart of the Commerce Department-led “multistakeholder” process on securing the Internet of Things, participants decided at a workshop here.

The process, directed by Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration, is focused on developing tools to promote good upgradability and patching practices as more and more devices are connected to the Internet of Things, the vast evolving web of interconnected products including consumer products,...