NIST releases draft baseline publication for consumer Internet of Things products

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a draft cybersecurity capabilities baseline for Internet of Things consumer products, as part of an effort to put cyber labeling work begun under the 2021 cyber executive order into formal NIST guidance.

“This publication documents the consumer profile of NIST’s IoT core baseline and identifies cybersecurity capabilities commonly needed for the consumer IoT sector (i.e., IoT products for home or personal use). It can also be a starting point for small...