On September 28, 2018, California governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Information Privacy: Connected Devices Act, CA SB 327/AB 1906. The law requires that any connected device sold in California after January 1, 2020 must implement “reasonable” security measures. Despite the understated fanfare, this law will set in motion a series of events that will be monumental for IoT.  …

Over the past few months we’ve been participating in SunSpec’s cybersecurity workgroups. Today we’re announcing our decision to join the SunSpec Alliance as a contributing member and support its pioneering work in cybersecurity regulations. Our participation in SunSpec standards is a significant time commitment, but worthwhile. On the night of December 23, 2015 hackers shut down power for 250,000 Ukrainians…