The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) selected ten more Cybersecurity Label Administrators (CLAs) for the agency’s voluntary cybersecurity labelling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products.
The program was announced in March 2024 when the FCC established a framework for a voluntary cybersecurity labelling program for wireless consumer IoT products. This will include the use of third-party administrators selected by the Commission to support the program, such as the companies announced this week:
- CSA America Testing & Certification,
- CTIA Certification LLC,
- DEKRA Certification Inc.,
- Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.,
- ioXt Alliance,
- Palindrome Technologies,
- SGS North America Inc.,
- Telecommunications Industry Association,
- TÜV Rheinland of N.A., and
- TÜV SÜD America.
“The program will allow qualifying consumer smart products that meet critical cybersecurity standards to display a label, including a new U.S. government certification mark,” the FCC wrote in a press release.
The agency added that the voluntary program will be a collaborative effort between the public and private sectors, with the FCC retaining ultimate oversight and control of the program and authorised third-party administrators managing activities such as evaluating product applications, granting permission to use the label, and educating consumers.
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