British companies have been offered access to a £400k pot of cash to design a UK-specific "kitemark" assurance scheme for Internet of Things products.
The government grant scheme is intended to complement previous announcements, making it a legal requirement that IoT devices ship with unique, non-default passwords and for vendors to "explicitly state" for how long security updates will be published.
Referring to an "assurance label or kitemark," the detailed government guidance on the new grant scheme said: "In a sector where consumers overwhelmingly assume that devices are secure because they are for sale, these assurance schemes are vital in enabling consumers to make security-conscious purchasing decisions."
The Ministry of Fun* declared that it wants a multitude of "industry-led" assurance schemes rather than just one, a move t ..
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