'Well intentioned lawmakers could stifle IoT innovation', warns bug bounty pioneer

The pushback against regulation starts here

By John Leyden

IoT security regulations could stifle innovation without addressing the security problems at hand, a well-respected security researcher controversially argues.

Compromised IoT devices were press ganged into the Mirai botnet and infamously used in a DDoS attack that left many of the world’s most famous sites unreachable back in October 2016. The attack is exhibit one in the case for regulation against IoT device manufacturers who ship insecure kit.

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Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/

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