Google Offers 5 Core Principles for IoT Security Labeling

A recent U.S. cybersecurity initiative includes a labeling system for commonly used IoT products, but many questions, including what such labeling needs to convey in terms of security and privacy, remain to be answered. 

In a recent blog, Google explored the following core principles related to IoT labeling:

1. A printed label must not imply trust.
2. Labels must reference strong international evaluation schemes.
3. A minimum security baseline must be coupled with security transparency.
4. Broad-based transparency is just as important as the minimum bar.
5. Labeling schemes are useless without adoption incentive.

Read more at the Google security blog.