Consumer Reports, with $5M Newmark grant, to advance cyber ‘nutrition labels’ and education efforts

Consumer Reports, which has been active on Internet of Things and other cyber issues, has received a $5 million grant under the Craig Newmark Philanthropies “Cyber Civil Defense” program to fund an awareness campaign that includes an “experimental” label initiative to inform consumers about data collection and security related to their products.

“CR will conduct a nationwide effort to alert people to growing cyber threats such as phishing, ransomware, and malware attacks, building on its work to evaluate and improve...