Security News > 2020 > September > U.S. House Passes IoT Cybersecurity Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, a bill whose goal is to improve the security of IoT devices.

First introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in 2019, the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act will now have to pass the Senate before it can be signed into law by the president.

"The House passage of this legislation is a major accomplishment in combatting the threats that insecure IoT devices pose to our individual and national security. Frankly, manufacturers today just don't have the appropriate market incentives to properly secure the devices they make and sell - that's why this legislation is so important," Warner said after the bill passed the House.

If it becomes law, the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act will require NIST to issue standards and guidelines for secure development, patching, identity management, and configuration management for IoT products.

All IoT devices acquired by the federal government will have to comply with these recommendations.

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