Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senators to Introduce Bill to Protect IoT Devices
On Augst 1, 2017, a group of U.S. senators plans to introduce legislation designed to address vulnerabilities in Internet-connected devices, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices, according to Reuters.
The bill, called the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, requires that any vendors providing Internet-connected equipment to the U.S. government must ensure their products are patchable and conform to industry security standards. Vendors would also be prohibited from supplying devices with unchangeable passwords or known security vulnerabilities.