Are There Security Guidelines for the IoT?

Are There Security Guidelines for the IoT?

A number of organizations have developed security guidelines for the IoT. These include:

• The IoT Security Foundation’s “Best Practice Guidelines”
• The Open Web Application Security Project’s (OWASP) “Security Guidance”
• Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association’s (GSMA) “GSMA IoT Security Guidelines & Assessment”
• The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Special Publication 800-160 (the “Guidance”) on implementing security in Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) devices
• The Cloud Security Alliance’s (CSA) “Future Proofing the Connected World: 13 Step to Developing Secure IoT Products”