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Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Device Manufacturers

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Author(s)

Michael J. Fagan, Katerina N. Megas, Karen Scarfone, Matthew Smith

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) devices often lack device cybersecurity capabilities their customers-- organizations and individuals--can use to help mitigate their cybersecurity risks. Manufacturers can help their customers by improving how securable the IoT devices they make are by providing necessary cybersecurity functionality and by providing customers with the cybersecurity-related information they need. This publication describes recommended activities related to cybersecurity that manufacturers should consider performing before their IoT devices are sold to customers. These foundational cybersecurity activities can help manufacturers lessen the cybersecurity-related efforts needed by customers, which in turn can reduce the prevalence and severity of IoT device compromises and the attacks performed using compromised devices.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8259
Report Number
8259
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

cybersecurity risk, Internet of Things (IoT), manufacturing, risk management, risk mitigation, securable computing devices, software development
Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybersecurity and privacy

Citation

Fagan, M. , Megas, K. , Scarfone, K. and Smith, M. (2020), Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Device Manufacturers, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8259 (Accessed October 22, 2025)

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Created May 29, 2020
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