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Markey, Lieu Refile Bill for IoT Cybersecurity Best Practices

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., refiled their Cyber Shield Act Wednesday to improve IoT cybersecurity. The bill, first filed in 2017 (see 1710270043), would form an advisory committee to create data security standards for certifying IoT…

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devices. IoT “will also stand for the Internet of Threats until we put in place appropriate cybersecurity safeguards,” Markey said. The lawmakers cited endorsements from the Center for Democracy & Technology, Cybereason, Internet Association, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, Massachusetts Tech Leadership Council and Rapid7.