This year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers passed The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act, which will require Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers to follow new security standards to sell to the federal government. While this doesn’t directly impact the private sector, enterprises should keep an eye out for this space as there might be carryover in the future.
ioXt Certification Isn’t Enough
For a bit of perspective, IoT devices are responsible for 32.72% of all infections observed in mobile networks, an increase from 16.17% in 2019, according to a Nokia “Threat Intelligence Report 2020.”