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The White House announced a new cybersecurity notification on smart technology items to inform the public that those items have met established digital safety criteria.
Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge The Biden Administration is unveiling a new cybersecurity label for smart devices today. In a press briefing, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the new label, called the US Cyber Trust Mark, will signify that devices bearing it meet security standards based on those established in a report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The voluntary program is expected to be in place in 2024, with the labels hitting devices "soon after." The program is meant to cover connected devices c...
The new US Cyber Trust Mark initiative has been likened to the Energy Star programme, which rates appliances’ energy efficiency.
Using a new labeling program similar in concept to Energy Star, the FCC wants to drive smart home makers to offer better, ongoing security, and give consumers an easy way to spot safer devices, starting in 2024
The next time you’re in the market for a smart TV, fitness tracker or other connected gadget, you could see a new US government-backed label identifying some products as being particularly hardened against hackers.