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Joint statement on consumer IoT security “must-haves”

We at Kigen have joined forces with Consumers International, I Am The Cavalry and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord on a joint Statement through the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Council of the Connected World, to establish a global consensus on 5 consumer IoT security provisions.

Towards support for IoT security provisions in consumer devices
15 February 2022

A global effort

While governments and industries are increasingly pursuing measures to improve the security of connected consumer devices, if global efforts remain fragmented or lack coordination with the private sector and other stakeholders, cybersecurity initiatives and their implementation will remain uneven at best.

Over 6 months, experts reflecting the interests of security researchers, technology providers, and the consumers – agreed on five security “must haves” as a minimum requirement for consumer-facing IoT devices, which reflect a growing international consensus and are key provisions of the ETSI standard 303-645, as well as many other international standards.

Kigen WEF endorsement IoT consumer devices

5 security must haves

This resulted in a Statement of Support that calls on device manufacturers and vendors to take immediate action with these security must-haves:

1. Must not have universal default passwords

2. Must keep software updated

3. Must have secure communication

4. Must ensure that personal data is secure

5. Must implement a vulnerability disclosure policy

To have your organization endorse the statement or for more information on how to get involved, please contact: [email protected]

Statement of support

The global statement endorsed by over 100 organizations including Kigen, ZARIOT, The @ Company, Arm, Google and Microsoft and many more across different stakeholder groups for support towards a consensus on secure-by-design consumer IoT.

Read the statement in full.

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