NIST to explore further integration of privacy into Internet of Things cyber program

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is considering how to address privacy as part of its work to secure Internet of Things devices, according to IoT cyber program leader Katerina Megas.

Megas said the industry-focused IoT Advisory Board has looked into proposing privacy labels for products as part of its work.

There is potential “rolling [privacy] into the existing U.S. Cyber Mark that’s being launched under the FCC,” Megas said, while noting some on the IoTAB have advocated against...