https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Strategic_Principles_fo... "The growth of network-connected devices, systems, and services comprising theInternet of Things (IoT)1 creates immense opportunities and benefits for our society.IoT security, however, has not kept up with the rapid pace of innovation anddeployment, creating substantial safety and economic risks. This document explainsthese risks and provides a set of non-binding principles and suggested best practicesto build toward a responsible level of security for the devices and systems businessesdesign, manufacture, own, and operate." "Internet-connected devices enable seamless connections among people, networks, andphysical services. These connections afford efficiencies, novel uses, and customizedexperiences that are attractive to both manufacturers and consumers. Network-connecteddevices are already becoming ubiquitous in, and even essential to, many aspects of day-to-daylife, from fitness trackers, pacemakers, and cars, to the control systems that deliver water andpower to our homes. The promise offered by IoT is almost without limit." Connecting policy and the innovation, building into a great discourse. Read on. Blessed day. Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".