IoT Security Principles

The BSA -- also known as the Software Alliance, formerly the Business Software Alliance -- is an industry lobbying group. They just published "Policy Principles for Building a Secure and Trustworthy Internet of Things."

They call for:

• Distinguishing between consumer and industrial IoT.
• Offering incentives for integrating security.
• Harmonizing national and international policies.
• Establishing regularly updated baseline security requirements

As with pretty much everything else, you can assume that if an industry lobbying group is in favor of it, then it doesn't go far enough.

And if you need more security and privacy principles for the IoT, here's a list of over twenty.