How the Private Sector Will be Impacted by IoT Cybersecurity Work at NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been an active driver of Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity efforts for several years, convening stakeholders from the federal government and the private sector to develop IoT risk management guidance. 

To date, NIST’s Cybersecurity for IoT Program has collaborated across the wide IoT ecosystem to develop seminal voluntary guidance, including an IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline, which defines a set of device cybersecurity capabilities for organizations to consider when managing IoT risk.

NIST’s important work in the IoT security space will continue in 2021. Recent developments – including the passage of the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 (the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act) and a newly released slate of draft guidance documents – promise a busy year ahead for NIST, as well as multiple opportunities for continued industry engagement.    

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