Internet: Security

(asked on 7th March 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, who will be responsible for assessing whether the security guidelines set out in the report Improving the cyber security of consumer Internet of Things have been delivered by Internet of Things producers; and what criteria will be used to make that assessment.


Answered by
Margot James Portrait
Margot James
This question was answered on 12th March 2018

Following publication of the report, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will be engaging closely with industry and other stakeholders, particularly organisations which are part of the Internet of Things supply chain, to encourage them to comply with the Code of Practice. Part of this work will involve working with industry to create supporting documentation which will detail how each of the guidelines can be implemented in practice. During 2018, we will work with industry to identify tangible ways to evaluate the uptake of the Code of Practice.

A key section of the Code of Practice is to ensure that personal data is protected. This section has been drafted to be consistent with the forthcoming Data Protection Act. The Government will continue to explore how other parts of the Code can be further placed on a regulatory footing, and will draw on ongoing consultation with industry partners to inform our thinking.

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