Japan to rate home devices on cyber-attack vulnerabilities - at home beauty devices

TOKYO -
The Ministry of Interior and Communications plans to introduce a certification system for household appliances and other devices that can be connected to the Internet, which will show the flexibility of these devices to the network
The attack was already known.
To make it easier for consumers to determine whether these products, collectively referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT), are secure, the department will create a certification mark.
The department plans to launch the system in 2018.
As the Internet becomes more and more integrated into daily life, there are more and more Internet of Things devices such as routers and webcams used in the home.
However, many devices have flaws in security, such as the lack of measures to change passwords, which is critical to prevent third-party intrusion into passwords.
Many of them also don't have any system to update the defense program against the network. attacks.
If such IoT devices are attacked by the Internet
Attack, there is a fear that they will be controlled remotely even without the owner's awareness.
These devices may also be used as a platform to attack government and corporate computer systems.
Since there is currently no index for a clear assessment of network security measures, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications wants to create certification as a criterion for determining the security of IoT devices. Of cyber-
According to the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 64% of the attacks against Japan were attacks on IoT devices in 2016, up sharply from 26% in 2015, which is under the ministry's jurisdiction.