UL launches digital-security platform for IoT device makers

UL has launched a digital security framework for IoT device makers. Its SafeCyber Digital Security Platform seeks to measure development processes for their devices against industry best practices.

It also encompasses a firmware check to probe for flaws, both before launch and once they’ve been released into other IoT networks.

“The proliferation of connected devices has unlocked immense new economic potential, but it has also introduced a flurry of cybersecurity risks that can materially impact businesses,” said Jukka Makinen, managing director of the identity management and security division at UL.

“SafeCyber helps organizations holistically understand and assess risk, allowing both new and existing assets to be designed and maintained to conform with the latest cybersecurity legislation and best practices.”

Since its inception in 1894, Illinois-based UL has grown into a standards behemoth. In all, it has helped deliver some 1,600 benchmarks each designed to level the playing field for product safety, security and sustainability.

Standards supported under UL’s IoT initiative include independent benchmarks from the European Telecommunications Standard Institute, International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission.

UL debuted its IoT Security Rating program early last year. By enrolling in the rating scheme, device makers can receive a UL security certificate for IoT products to show customers they’ve implemented basic protections, like prompts to change default passwords or advanced security methods like machine learning.

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