This could help you avoid the most insecure smart devices.
found that access to cameras in children’s bedrooms and child sexual abuse material from those cameras was being sold through Telegram.
The US Cyber Trust Mark can’t single-handedly fix these kinds of hacks, but it could help consumers avoid the most insecure devices. It’s meant to be like the Energy Star rating, which is awarded to electronic devices that meet the required energy efficiency standards, but for basic computer security.
In the press briefing, the Biden-Harris administration says that the Federal Communications Commission will administer the voluntary certification program. Before it goes into effect next year, the agency will seek public comment, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology will publish the “specific cybersecurity criteria” that devices have to meet.
While the standards are all still a bit up in the air, we have a better idea of how the mark itself will work. As well as the mark on the front of the box, there will be a QR code linked “to a national registry of certified devices to provide consumers with specific and comparable security information about these smart products.” In other words, if the program works as intended, the QR code should let you check if a device has received the latest security patches.
For now, the program is voluntary—though some big players have signed up. Amazon, Best Buy, Cisco Systems, Connectivity Standards Alliance (the group behind the
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