Cybersecurity Briefing — IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act signed into U.S. law
President Trump signed the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act on 4 December 2020, mandating NIST-led standards for federal IoT devices and procurement baselines for agencies and vendors.
The U.S. IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act became law on 4 December 2020, directing NIST to publish minimum security guidelines for Internet of Things devices procured by federal agencies and requiring OMB to enforce those baselines in acquisition and inventory management. The law also compels vulnerability disclosure processes for contractors providing IoT to the government.
Vendors serving the public sector should align device firmware hardening, authentication, and update mechanisms with forthcoming NIST profiles, while agencies need to catalog IoT assets and update acquisition clauses to reflect the new mandates.
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