Learn in the textbookGuidelines and Standards
DefinitionThe IoT Security Guidelines (IoTセキュリティガイドライン) are guidelines compiled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), METI, and others for building, connecting, and using networked IoT devices and the systems that use them securely.
ExplanationIt sets out the measures to take at each of five stages along a device's lifecycle: policy, analysis, design, build and connect, and operation and maintenance. IoT devices carry particular risks (they stay in use for many years, users rarely keep an eye on them, and a hijacked device can harm real facilities and people), so measures must anticipate updates and management after shipment.
AnalogyIt is like an appliance maker's approach to product safety. Accidents are anticipated at the design stage, and the maker keeps looking after the product with inspections and repairs after it is sold.
Memory hookIoT stands for Internet of Things. Because things rather than people are connected, devices are easily left unattended without their owners noticing, and that is the starting point.