FCC Selects New Lead Administrator for U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Program

The Federal Communications Commission announced the selection of ioXt Alliance to serve as the new Lead Administrator of its U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Program, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for consumer wireless Internet of Things products. This program, overseen by the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, builds on significant public and private sector work on IoT cybersecurity. Under Chairman Brendan Carr’s leadership, the Commission has worked to advance the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Program with a greater emphasis on national security. To that end, the FCC welcomes ioXt as the new Lead Administrator and looks forward to working with them to finalize implementation of the program. ioXt is an independent, U.S.-based non-profit organization, whose focus is on improving the security, privacy, and transparency of IoT products. ioXt describes itself as the United States’ preeminent certification body dedicated to the security of IoT products and a leader in the relevant stakeholder community.