Consumer IoT Devices: Get Ready For The US Cyber Trust Mark

American consumers have benefited in countless ways from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Unfortunately, cyberattacks have sharply increased in recent years, often through vulnerabilities in IoT devices. In an effort to curb such attacks, the Biden-Harris administration proposed the creation of the US Cyber Trust Mark to help consumers identify products that are less vulnerable to cyberattacks.

The US Cyber Trust Mark will be a voluntary program under which conforming IoT products that meet certain cybersecurity criteria developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology will be officially certified under a process adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Certified products will be permitted to include the US Cyber Trust Mark logo on product packaging alongside a QR code. The QR code will link to a national registry of certified devices to provide consumers with specific and comparable security information about smart products.