Standards became a major issue in the security industry more than 15 years ago when IP-based equipment started to proliferate. The same is happening with IoT devices. Explore the dearth of cyber standards in the industry, progress being made, recommendations for next steps and more.
The convergence of IT and physical security has illuminated the need for interoperability standards. Without government standards to adopt, the security industry started a successful effort, through different organizations, to promulgate its own standards back when IP-based equipment began to take off.
Security companies, competitors in the marketplace, began to work together to design standards, easing interoperability and giving integrators the opportunity to create best-of-breed systems. That work continues today.
But the standards saga is not over. Now, the industry needs a new set of standards: cybersecurity standards. And the stakes surrounding cybersecurity standards are much higher. The lack of interoperability standards was mainly an inconvenience. The lack of cybersecurity standards is downright dangerous.
Dangers of Lacking Cybersecurity
Standards create a common baseline for…
