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Spotlight: CTIA’s IoT Cybersecurity Certification is a Big Deal. Here’s why.

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Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2019-03-13

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The article discusses CTIA's Cybersecurity Certification Program for cellular-connected IoT devices, featuring an interview with Sameer Dixit of Spirent. It outlines the standard's baseline requirements—password management, strong authentication, and firmware update/patching—notes that CTIA certification is required for PTCRB approval to connect devices to cellular networks, and situates the program amid U.S. legislative efforts to improve IoT security.

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