NIST issues the final version of a Profile of the IoT Core Baseline for Consumer IoT Products

NIST releases the final version of the IoT Core Baseline for Consumer IoT Products, outlining cybersecurity capabilities for personal use devices. The document, based on feedback from the draft, aids small businesses in making secure IoT product purchases with cybersecurity outcomes highlighted.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT) program issues the final version of Profile of the IoT Core Baseline for Consumer IoT Products (NIST IR 8425). This final version includes feedback received by NIST on the June 2022 draft. This publication details the consumer profile of NIST’s IoT core baseline and identifies cybersecurity capabilities needed for IoT products for personal use. The document can assist small businesses when purchasing IoT products. The consumer profile capabilities are phrased as cybersecurity outcomes intended to apply to the entire IoT product.