NIST official contrasts enterprise, consumer needs for IoT cyber program

Consumers and enterprise organizations have different needs when it comes to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s work on securing Internet of Things devices, according to NIST’s Katerina Megas.

NIST guidance has to strike a balance in terms of risk management between the needs of “more sophisticated” enterprise customers and the average consumer, who “is not really going to be able to do very complex, risk-based decisions,” said Megas, who manages NIST’s cybersecurity for IoT program.

The needs of...