Presidential cyber panel weighs benefits, shortcomings of security labeling

MINNEAPOLIS. The concept of product security labeling akin to simple "nutritional" labels on food products grabbed the attention of the presidential cybersecurity commission meeting here today and led to a wide-ranging discussion of potential pros and cons.

Sarah Zatko of the Cyber Independent Testing Laboratory, one of four witnesses appearing on a consumer-issues panel, raised the idea of adding a "nutritional label" to tech products that would address the "utter lack of information available to consumers who are aware of...