NIST finalizes formal guidance on securing consumer Internet of Things products, based on cyber EO work

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the final publication of a new baseline for securing consumer Internet of Things devices, which incorporates work mandated by a 2021 executive order on cybersecurity labeling and makes it applicable to a wider audience.

“This publication documents the consumer profile of NIST’s Internet of Things (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...