IoT introducing new cyber risks, redrawing federal CISO role

Whether at the bottom of your coffeemaker or the inside of a nuclear cooling tower, internet-connected devices are everywhere, including the federal government. And with no end in sight for the Internet of Things, agencies are balancing the range of these devices alongside added risks.

Speaking at a Sept. 20 MeriTalk cybersecurity event in Washington, D.C., Katerina Megas, program manager for the Cybersecurity for Internet of Things at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, said “lines are blurring” when it comes to commercial and industrial, and public and private sector uses.

“I don’t know if we can say any longer, ‘What’s the path forward for the U.S. federal government and IoT?’” Megas said. “I think we need to solve the problem as a nation.”

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