IoT Security & Public Policy

China to Automate Traditional Industries

China has issued a state directive to expand industrial automation and IoT into the country’s traditional and niche industries. These traditional industries account for up to 28% of China’s [...]

EC proposes European grid IoT transformation

The European Commission has proposed a harmonised framework for digital grid management across the European Union. The proposal sets binding Union-wide targets for smart meter deployment, requiring at least [...]

Americas: Security & Public Policy Index

United States IoT Security Market (2033): NIST Tightens Product Security Requirements as Connected Devices Become Part of the Attack Surface September 15, 2026 IoT security in the U.S. is [...]

Europe: Security & Public Policy Index

EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Mandatory Reporting Regime Takes Effect September 11, 2026 Article 14 of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has officially entered into application, establishing mandatory [...]

East Asia: Security & Public Policy Index

China: National Roadmap for Industrial Digital Transformation August 5, 2026 Eight Chinese government agencies, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), have issued an updated national [...]

Middle East/Africa: IoT Public Policy Index

  Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Expands IoT Sensor and Vision-Based Smart City Systems September 4, 2026 Riyadh Municipality has deployed expanded IoT and computer vision operational frameworks under its municipal [...]

FBI Issue Warning on IoT & OT Vulnerabilities

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the FBI have together issued a Public Service Advisory (Alert: I-073026-PSA) on improving cybersecurity of operational and edge technology in the country’s [...]

EU demands Post-Quantum IoT Infrastructure

Threats against critical infrastructure, operational technology and IoT continue to escalate and grow in sophistication. Current IoT cyber security rests on protocols that could very soon be shattered by [...]

EU Agrees Embedded Tech Regulatory Changes

The EU has addressed an escalating problem with its AI Act which threatened to paralyse industrial and smart tech deployments across multiple key sectors in Europe. The Digital Omnibus [...]

UK-Japan Frontier Tech CNI Partnership

On June 14, the prime ministers of the UK and Japan signed the UK-Japan Frontier Technology Partnership. Backed by an £18 billion ($24 billion) investment programme, the UK-Japan FTP [...]

Europe launches Technological Sovereignty Package

The European Commission has launched an industrial strategy to transform the continent’s technological sovereignty that is likely to impact the future development, deployment and operation of every EU or [...]

US weaponises AI IoT Cybersecurity Testing

In June, the US Administration issued an Executive Order granting oversight of US AI models to US national security agencies. A fortnight later on June 12, the US Commerce [...]