NIST Seeks Public Input on Consumer Software Labeling for Cybersecurity

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Source: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/11/nist-seeks-public-input-consumer-software-labeling-cybersecurity
Source: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/11/nist-seeks-public-input-consumer-software-labeling-cybersecurity

November 16, 2021 | Originally published by NIST on November 1, 2021

In an effort to improve consumers’ ability to make informed decisions about software they purchase, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted a set of cybersecurity criteria for consumer software. The criteria are intended to aid in the development and voluntary use of labels to indicate that the software incorporates a baseline level of security measures.