{"id":22690,"date":"2018-03-06T15:57:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/?post_type=news&p=18313"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:47:02","slug":"gsma-iot-security-guidelines-named-uk-governments-security-design-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/news\/gsma-iot-security-guidelines-named-uk-governments-security-design-report\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA IoT Security Guidelines named in UK Government\u2019s \u201cSecure by Design\u201d Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, launched the UK Government\u2019s \u201cSecure by Design\u201d\u00a0report to address the security challenges presented by the Internet of Things. The Report outlines how Government and industry must work in partnership to take the necessary action required to improve the security of consumer connected technology.
The GSMA IoT Security Guidelines, Security Assessment scheme and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure programme \u2013 freely available resources that the mobile industry has created to directly address the challenge of implementing Security by Design \u2013 feature in the UK Government\u2019s Report.
The Guidelines directly address the key points listed in the UK Government\u2019s proposed \u201cCode of Practice for Security in Consumer IoT Products\u201d, and the GSMA IoT Security Assessment provides a way for organisations\u2019 to demonstrate compliance to these recommendations.
The UK Government\u2019s \u201cSecure by Design\u201d\u00a0report can be downloaded here<\/a>.
Further details on the GSMA IoT Security Guidelines and Assessment scheme and our freely available IoT security resources can be found here<\/a>.
Details of the GSMA Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure programme be found here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, launched the UK Government\u2019s \u201cSecure by Design\u201d\u00a0report to address the security challenges presented by the Internet of Things. The Report outlines how Government and industry must work in partnership to take the necessary action required to improve the security of consumer connected technology. 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