Multistakeholder Process on Internet of Things Security Upgradability and Patching

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Department of Commerce
October 19, 2016,
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-09-19/pdf/2016-22459.pdf

The October 19, 2016, meeting is intended to bring stakeholders together to share the range of views on security upgradability and patching, and to establish more concrete goals and structure of the process.

The objectives of this first meeting are to: (1) Briefly review the importance of patching and the challenges in the existing ecosystem; (2) briefly share different perspectives on existing technologies and practices; (3) engage stakeholders in a discussion of key security upgrade dimensions, features, and concerns; (4) engage stakeholders in a discussion of logistical issues, including internal structures such as a small drafting committee or various working groups, and the location and frequency of future meetings; and (5) identify concrete goals and stakeholder work following the first meeting.