Enterprise IP Cameras Ineligible for US Cyber Trust Mark Program
The US FCC has implemented a cyber labeling program meant to promote compliance with federal cybersecurity standards, but almost all commercial IP cameras are ineligible.
In this report, we examine the FCC program, its limitations, and how it could be improved.
Executive *******
******** *** ******** *** *** ** Cyber ***** **** **** ** **** (a) **** ******** ************ *** (*) are ******** *** ******** *** ****** than ********** ** ********** ***.
*** ******** *********, *** ** ***** Trust **** ********* **** * *********** label: ** ********* **** * ******* has *** “******* ************* *********” *** out ** *** ***, *** ******** a ** **** **** ******** *********** about ******* *********. ************* ** *********.
**** ****** *** ************ **** ******* ineligible *** *** ** ***** ***** Mark, *** *** ************* ********* **** have ****** ****** ** *** ************ industry. ******* ******** *** ****** ** the **** ******, *******, **** *** FCC ******* **** ** * ******* federal ****** ** ******* *** *************. IPVM ********** **** ***** ********** ******** as ****.
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*** ** *************** ******** *** "** ***** ***** Mark" ******* ** *** ****** ** 2023, **** *** **** ** ******** labels ** ******** **** **** ******* FCC ************* *********.
** ***** **, ****, *** ********* ** ************* ************ *** *******. ************* ** voluntary.
*** ******* ********* ********* ** ********* labels *** *** *******. ********* * US ***** ***** **** ********* **** a ***** ******* *** '*******' *************, having *** "******* ************* *********" *** *** ** *** ***, as******** ** ** ********** *** *** third-party *******. *** ************* * ** ******** ******** *********** ***** ******* *********.
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** ** ********, ** *** ******* must (*) **** ******** ************ *** (b) ** ******** *** *** ** consumers ****** **** ********** ** ********** customers.
*** ***** ******** *** ******** ***** and ********** ******** ** ******** ******, including:
*** *** ******** ******* ** ***** today********* *** ******** **consumer *** ******** that are intended for consumer use,and does not include products that are primarily intended to be used in manufacturing, healthcare, industrial control, or other enterprise applications...
********** *** ******** ******* ********* **consumer *** ********, rather than enterprise or industrial IoT products...
(*) ******** *** ********. *** ******** intended ********* *** ******** ***,rather **** ********** or industrial use. [emphasis added]
*** *** ******* ** ***** **** on ******** ******** ** *** ******** of *****, *** *** *** "*********[*] ************* [**] ********* ***** *** products ** *** ******":
** ******* **** ********* **** ******** IoT ******** ** **** ******** *** can ** ******* **** **** *****, providing **** ****** ******* ** *** marketplace. *******, * **** ******* ***** will ********** *** ******* ******* ** the *** ******** *******, ******* ***** to *** ********** ***** ********* ** stand ** *** *******, *** *** the ********** *** *********, *** ** do *** ********* ************* ********* ***** IoT ******** ** *** ******.
Wired *********
*** ********* **** **** ***** ******** *** be ******** ** **** **** ******** capabilities:
“********-*********,” ** ***** ** *** *** Labeling *******, ******* ** *** ********** capability ** *** ******; ** *** device ** ******* ** ***** ********* to *** ********, *** ****that ** *** *** ** ********* ** *** ***** ***** ** **** **** *** ******* *** *********** for participation in the IoT Labeling Program. [emphasis added]
********* *** ********** ** ******* ** not ******* ******** **********, ** ***** interfaces *** ********* *** ********* *** reliability.
**** ******** / *** ********, **** as ************ ****** ****, ********* *** wired ********** ****, ***** ***** **** ineligible.
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FCC ************ **********
*** ********** ****** ****************** ** *** *****.
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*** *********** ** **** **** **** more ********* **** *** *** ***** Trust ****—*** **** ********* **** ****** it. **** *** *** ***** ** become *** ********* ******** *** ****** Internet ** ****** *******. ** *** to **** *****, ** **** ** need ** **** **** *** ******* partners, *************, *********, *** ************* ******. We *** ***** ** ** **** that.
******************** ************* ** *** ******** ******** ** the *******:
**** *** ************* ** ********* ******** available ** ** ***********, **** *** the **** ******** ********, ** *********** identify *** ************* ************ ** ** IoT ******. *** **** ** ** the ***. **** *** ***** ***** Mark ** ** *** *******, ********* will **** **** ** **** ** the ******* ********* ** ********* ******* the ******* ***** *** ********* ***** to ****’* ******* ** *** *** Core ******** *** ******** ******** (****** 8425).
****************** ************* **** *** ******* ** "* massive ***** **** ** ******** ***** accountability ** *** ****** ********":
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**************** *. ********* ******* ** ******** ********:
*** ***** ***** **** **** **** consumers **** ***** ** *** ****** connected ******* ** *** ** *** daily *****. **** ***** ** ******, we *** ** ********* *******, *** that **** *** ******* *** ******* we *** *** *** **** ** the **********. ***** *** **** *** personal *******. **** ***** *********** * great ******* *** *********, *** * believe ** ********** ********* **** ***********, so * ** ***** ** ******* it.
More *** ****** ****** ***********
*** ** ***** ***** **** ** part ** * ******* ********** ****** to ******* *** *************. ** *** last **** *****, *** ******* ********** has ****** * ******* ** *** cybersecurity ***********, **** ****** ************* *********** *** ** ******* ********* *****'* ************* ***** ** ********* *** ******’* Cybersecurity.
*** *** ***** ** *** ***** that **** ****** ** ***********. ** plans ** ******, *** ********, ********** disclosure ************ ** ********* ******* ** "foreign ********* *********," ***** ** **** discuss ** * *********** ******.
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