NTIA Internet of Things initiative aims to catalog existing security standards

A public-private collaborative effort to study and develop recommendations for Internet of Things security upgradability and patching will aggregate IoT cybersecurity standards into a single catalog, which could contribute to the development of cybersecurity certifications and grading for IoT devices.

The “multistakeholder” initiative, led by the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration, is planning to create a catalog of existing IoT security standards through the initiative's working group on existing standards, tools, and initiatives, according to a presentation delivered...