Firm overseeing FCC’s Cyber Trust Mark Program withdraws over ties to China

• USCTM Lead Administrator UL Solutions stepped down, remains "committed"
• Its Chinese joint venture includes three "particularly alarming" testing locations
• The scheme awards a Cyber Trust Mark to approved IoT devices

UL Solutions has shared its Notice of Withdrawal as a Lead Administrator for the US Cyber Trust Mark Program, likely over ties to China.

Company VP Chanté Maurio's letter highlights the company's work, including "develop[ing] recommendations for the technical requirements, market[ing] surveillance practices, and rules for the design and use of the Program label, among other initiatives," however the partnership has now come to an end.

The withdrawal notably follows a national security investigation into the FCC's Council on National Security, which was launched last year.