IoT Security Bill Would Direct FTC to Create Consumer Cyber Tips

The FTC would be required to create consumer tips for IoT security under a bill introduced Thursday by Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H. The bill, part of the senators' broader effort to improve cybersecurity, would have the FTC help consumers identify the level of security support from an IoT device vendor; explain the need to update software and how to fix compromised devices; and show consumers how to reset, delete or modify data collected by a deactivated IoT device. The FTC had no comment.