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Cyber

House Panel Urges Manufacturing Officials To Update IoT Cyber Security Standards

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, January 18th, 2018

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House Panel Urges Manufacturing Officials To Update IoT Cyber Security Standards

A House panel urged manufacturing industry partners on Thursday to assist federal agencies with developing improved security standards for internet connected devices to fend off future cyber attacks.Witnesses at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing discussed pressing needs to update cyber security practices at manufacturing plants and build in more resilient data to reduce vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices. “Constant vigilance and improved coordination will be required to ensure that bad actors…

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