Security News > 2018 > March > UK govt wants IoT manufacturers to take responsability for security

The UK government aims to shift the burden of securing IoT devices away from consumers and put the onus of securing them squarely on the manufacturers. “Poorly secured devices threaten individuals’ online security, privacy, safety, and could be exploited as part of large-scale cyber attacks,” they noted. To mitigate the risk, they published a “Secure by Design” report compiled in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), manufacturers and retailers, and in it a … More → The post UK govt wants IoT manufacturers to take responsability for security appeared first on Help Net Security.

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