D-Link To Undergo Security Audits For 10 Years as Part of FTC Settlement

'D-Link has agreed to a settlement with the US Federal Trade
Commission in regards to a 2017 lawsuit in which the US government
agency accused the Taiwanese hardware maker of misrepresenting the
security of its devices and ignoring vulnerability reports. From a
report:

As part of the settlement, D-Link has promised to implement a new
software security program for its routers and Internet-connected
cameras. The company has also agreed to subject itself to ten years of
biennial security audits from a third-party, independent auditor. The
FTC gets to choose the auditor, while D-Link got to decide the
certifications the auditor must obtain before allowing it to review
its security program.'

-- source: https://news.slashdot.org/story/19/07/03/1926220

Cheers, Peter
-- 
Peter Reutemann
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Waikato, NZ
+64 (7) 858-5174
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/
http://www.data-mining.co.nz/
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