White House plans to launch Internet of Things labeling effort in May with agency-led program

The White House will formally launch a labeling program in late May for Internet of Things devices starting with the consumer sector, according to a senior National Security Council official, who outlined the administration’s plans at an industry-focused advisory board meeting.

The program will build on work started by NIST under the 2021 cyber executive order to develop criteria for a labeling effort around consumer devices. NIST finalized the consumer IoT baseline in a formal publication released in September...