Stakeholders: NIST approach to cyber labeling must thread needle between security, innovation

A range of industry, government and academic stakeholders provided feedback on NIST’s efforts to develop criteria for two labeling programs for consumer software and Internet of Things devices at a workshop Tuesday, highlighting the challenges of developing labels that benefit the consumer and industry developers.

Soon Chia of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore provided an overview of his country’s Cybersecurity Labeling Scheme, which he said is intended to work for consumers, developers and the economy. The scheme has four...