Here's how consumers, legislators and vendors can each do their part
By any measure, connected devices are going to play prominent roles in our future lives. They’ll be everywhere – connecting items in our homes, our workplaces, our cars and our public buildings to the web, tracking usage and offering instant access to information and services. Some estimates say IoT connections will triple in just six years, up to 75 billion by 2025.
But, for connected devices to reach their full potential, everyone with a stake in their success will have to ensure that these devices are secure. There’s already plenty of concern about information leaks and compromises to IoT-enabled systems. According to one report, a third of respondents (28%) who haven’t yet purchased a smart device said they wouldn’t buy one due to privacy and security misgivings. Consumers will grow more anxious in the future – if security concerns aren’t addressed.
Further reading: Make sure your in-home IoT is secure
Legislation will need to do its part. Some initiatives are already happening, spurred on by the EU’s GDPR’s worldwide blueprint for new privacy legislation. But other initiatives will have to fall in behind.
California’s cybersecurity bill, the Security of Connected Devices, became law in January 2020. While its requirement on passwords is praised, the rest of the law is considered weak. The law requires that each new device be made with a unique password, requiring a user to “generate a new means of authentication before access is granted to the device for the ..
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