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Security Standards Are a Must for Consumer IoT
"If everything is connected, everything can be hacked," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her 2021 State of the Union speech.
www.eetimes.eu, Dec. 14, 2021 –
Earlier this year, the EU announced a Cyber Resilience Act, which aims to strengthen Europe's security legislation. European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, explained: "If everything is connected, everything can be hacked." In other words, the growing number of connected devices will increase our vulnerability to cyberattacks. This is clearly concerning, given that more widespread implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure is now underway.
The new legislation aims to define common cybersecurity standards for all connected devices. This will bring further support to the European security standards relating to IoT devices that are already in place.
Whenever new technology becomes available, safety and security legislation must of course keep up, with any delay potentially leaving consumers at higher risk. For example, in the UK, the first motorway opened in 1958, but no speed limit was specified until 1965, following a series of fatal crashes.
Similarly, in today's IoT market, there is a need to solidify the security standards involved. This will mitigate the threat that consumers and their property are exposed to via hacking or cybercrime activities undertaken by malicious parties.
Security problems
Most consumers assume that security is already built into the IoT products they can buy, with no set-up or subsequent configuration required for the voice assistants, smart lighting or security cameras that are an increasingly common feature of the modern home. However, this is not necessarily the case. Many take the view that; You don't need to worry about a traditional TV or fridge being secure, so why should you act differently when you plug in your new smart speaker?
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