Internet of Things Device Security and Supply Chain Management
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Digital Futures Project
Science and Technology Innovation Program
From refrigerators (Brandom, 2016) to buildings, nearly everything in our everyday lives is connected to the Internet (Intel, n.d.). While the Internet of Things (IoT), provides valuable modern conveniences, it also raises new security concerns. Unlike rigorous national and international standards for aviation and automobile safety, or even an established “Good Housekeeping” seal for certain household products (Good Housekeeping, 2014) – there are no conventions dictating or communicating the security of IoT devices.
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Authors
Stacia Lee
Cybersecurity Policy Fellow with the International Policy Institute’s Cybersecurity Initiative and a law student at the University of Michigan
Jessica Beyer
Lecturer in the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies and Co-Director of the International Policy Institute’s Cybersecurity Initiative
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