FCC advisory group backs recommendations on IoT risks while calling for further study

The Federal Communications Commission's advisory panel on network security voted Friday to approve a report on “best practices” and recommendations for mitigating risks to current internet protocols -- which are expected to increase with the growth of the Internet of Things -- while noting ongoing work by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and urging private industry adoption of guidelines by the Pentagon's National Security Agency.

“Denial of Service attacks, we still see those, in fact, as we start...