# 'Best Practices for IoT Security'

DevFeed: ['Best Practices for IoT Security'](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/best-practices-for-iot-security-36696.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/best-practices-for-iot-security/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2020-06-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Internet of Things (IoT)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet-of-things-iot.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [iot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot.md>), [iot-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot-security.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article highlights a draft by Christopher Bellman and Paul C. van Oorschot that examines what "best practice" means in IoT security. The draft distinguishes security activities from desired outcomes and notes confusion in existing guidelines.

## Source excerpt

There's an interesting new draft, Best Practices for IoT Security: What Does That Even Mean? by Christopher Bellman and Paul C. van Oorschot.