Simington Urges 'Robust' Cyber Trust Mark Program
FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington Wednesday called for a cyber trust mark program that “will help transform the currently dismal connected device security landscape.” The agency recently took comment on a proposed cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices (see 2311130034). The…
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program should have “robust requirements, especially that manufacturers make legally binding commitments to maintaining the security of their products after the time of sale,” Simington said in a news release: “Absent such binding, ongoing commitments, the label would be yet another cybersecurity standard that fails to meaningfully improve the security landscape.” The program shouldn’t be used as a “safe harbor for negligent practices, or to otherwise preempt state law,” which “would undermine incentives for device manufacturers to be vigilant about security threats,” he said.