Default passwords would be banned and a new labelling scheme developed under a regime to toughen cyber protections for consumer devices connected to the internet.
It revealed major manufacturers found it difficult to implement the voluntary, principles-based guidance, with these firms preferring the government to embrace internationally aligned standards.
She also pledged to support a labelling scheme, co-developed with industry. This would use stars or other ranking systems to give consumers comfort about the cybersecurity controls built into the device.“It has done nothing,” Mr Zeichner toldHe said the government should not wait for the cyber strategy review to be completed and called for the implementation of the ESTI standard that had been endorsed internationally.
Mr Zeichner said the industry had embraced a set of European standards developed through the industry for consumer internet-connected devices known asapply to internet-connected devices. These include children’s toys and baby monitors, smoke detectors, door locks, smart TVs and speakers, wearable health trackers, home automation and alarm systems, connected appliances such as washing machines, fridges and fans, and smart home assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa.
“The next major move would be to a labelling scheme that is really well publicised and highly visible so that people will automatically start buying devices that are labelled.”
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