Cisco’s Proactive Stance on Labels for Consumer IoT Devices

Cisco’s Proactive Stance on Labels for Consumer IoT Devices

In the latest episode of The 5G Factor, our series analysts Ron Westfall and Todd R. Weiss share their insights about Cisco’s proactive stance on labels for consumer IoT devices as part of Cisco’s IoT cybersecurity stand.

Cisco’s Proactive Stance on Labels for Consumer IoT Devices

Cisco is supporting new federal government efforts to improve consumer confidence and understanding of the security of IoT devices as part of the FCC’s ongoing Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Cybersecurity Labeling for IoT. Cisco’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) focuses on protecting customers from rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats and IoT device security is certainly no exception. Cisco has said it agrees with the idea of placing cybersecurity labels on IoT products to certify their integrated security to consumers, as well as the idea of sending out alerts from manufacturers when those devices become insecure. In this latest episode of The 5G Factor, we share our own insights as we agree with Cisco on this proposed rulemaking to dramatically improve IoT device security.

Watch The 5G Factor show here: 5G Factor: Snapshot of 5G and IoT Progress

Disclosure: The Futurum Group is a research and advisory firm that engages or has engaged in research, analysis, and advisory services with many technology companies, including those mentioned in this article. The author does not hold any equity positions with any company mentioned in this article.

Analysis and opinions expressed herein are specific to the analyst individually and data and other information that might have been provided for validation, not those of The Futurum Group as a whole.

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Ron is an experienced, customer-focused research expert and analyst, with over 20 years of experience in the digital and IT transformation markets, working with businesses to drive consistent revenue and sales growth.

Ron holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy from University of Nevada — Las Vegas and a Bachelor of Arts in political science/government from William and Mary.

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