Cyber Trust Mark certification and how IoT devices qualify

The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark aims to highlight IoT devices that meet a certain security threshold. Explore key NIST recommendations informing certification requirements.

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• Karen Scarfone, Scarfone Cybersecurity
• Alissa Irei, Senior Site Editor

Consumer IoT device manufacturers have been gearing up to participate in an FCC program -- the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark -- that certifies they engineered their products to meet certain cybersecurity standards. The voluntary initiative is designed to validate the security of IoT devices for consumers' benefit. From a manufacturer's perspective, IoT devices that earn the Cyber Trust Mark certification may have a competitive advantage in winning customer trust.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set up the program as a public-private partnership. In late 2024, it named 11 companies as cybersecurity label administrators (CLAs) and Illinois-based testing firm UL Solutions as the lead administrator.

The program has said it expects to ...