Stakeholders see building ‘secure-by-design’ devices as not enough for entire Internet of Things ecosystem

Officials across government have emphasized the need for “secure-by-design” technology, but stakeholders representing NIST and major industries say that’s not enough when it comes to supporting the entire Internet of Things ecosystem.

“You can’t just expect a device to be secure because it is so interconnected,” NIST’s Katerina Megas said Tuesday at an American Enterprise Institute event. NIST conducted a project through the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence looking into “signaling” on IoT devices for home and small-business networks,...