Government puts IoT security at the forefront with new Code of Practice for industry

Tom Allen
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The IoT has gone unsecured for too long, say DCMS and NCSC

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have published new measures to combat the insecurity of the Internet of Things. The IoT ...

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