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Parliament: New cyber security label for smart devices
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SINGAPORE – A cyber security label similar to the energy efficiency labels on home appliances will be rolled out to help buyers of smart devices better judge how exposed they are to cyber risks.
This label will be stuck on Wi-Fi routers and smart home hubs, for starters, as part of Singapore‘s new Safer Cyberspace Masterplan designed to protect consumers and small firms.
The labelling scheme will be extended to more of these so-called Internet of Things (IoT) or connected devices to help users, who are often unaware of their security risks.
“The scheme will raise consumer awareness of more secure products and aims to encourage manufacturers to adopt additional cyber security safeguards,” said Dr Janil during the debate on MCI’s budget.
To be launched later this year, the scheme will initially be voluntary, administered by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore.
Singapore’s labelling scheme will follow the European Union’s standard for IoT devices, which spells out the minimum standards for manufacturers, including having no default passwords and ensuring that there are regular software updates over the air without user supervision.
CSA said that the labels will indicate the security provisions present in the smart devices.
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But the rules surrounding how IoT devices are designed for cyber security are lax, raising concerns about major privacy and security risks as such IoT devices proliferate.
Dr Janil, who is also minister-in-charge of Gov that is behind the Singapore public sector’s technology transformation, said a public consultation is in the works to establish minimum IoT security standards.
Addressing questions about the Government’s efforts on cybersecurity from Mr Cedric Foo (Pioneer), Mr Vikram Nair (Sembawang GRC) and Workers’ Party chairman Sylvia Lim (Aljunied GRC), Dr Janil announced that Singapore’s new Safer Cyberspace Masterplan will be launched later this year
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