Panorama of IoT Cyber Security Regulations ◼ cetome

IoT cyber security regulations are a reality. Several countries have legal requirements to ensure that only secure IoT products can access the market. In this panorama, we list and compare these regulations to help manufacturers navigate global compliance.

This panorama presents the list of regulations across the world. Most information was collected through public means. If you want to reference this work, please refer to this page directly to limit forks and consolidate efforts.

Note: The data is available on GitHub if you want to generate your own panorama.

Citation: cetome, Panorama of IoT Cyber Security Regulations Across the World. https://cetome.com/panorama

Countries with Regulations

Current countries and zones with IoT cyber security regulations:

🇦🇺 Australia
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇳 China
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇪🇺 European Union
🇫🇮 Finland
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇳 India
🇯🇵 Japan
🇸🇦 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇴🇲 Sultanate of Oman
🇹🇭 Thailand (Preliminary work announced)
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States of America
🇻🇳 Vietnam

Summary Table

The table below presents the results of our analysis with the following indicators:

✅ Yes, 🆗 Partially, ❌ No and 🛑 N/A (Not Applicable).
❔ TBC (To Be Confirmed) for ongoing developments.

	🇦🇺 Australia	🇧🇷 Brazil	🇨🇦 Canada	🇨🇳 China	🇪🇬 Egypt	🇪🇺 European Union	🇪🇺 European Union	🇫🇮 Finland	🇭🇺 Hungary	🇮🇳 India	🇯🇵 Japan	🇸🇦 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	🇴🇲 Oman	🇸🇬 Singapore	🇰🇷 South Korea	🇹🇭 Thailand	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	🇺🇸 USA	🇺🇸 USA - California	🇺🇸 USA - Oregon	🇻🇳 Vietnam
Name of the regulation	Cyber Security (Security Standards for Smart Devices) Rules 2025	Requisitos de segurança cibernética para equipamentos para telecomunicações	Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act	Guidelines for the Construction of IoT Basic Security Standard Systems (2021 Edition)	EG-CSEC-OPER 100-01 DATABASE POLICY-2210-EN	Cyber Resilience Act (EU 2024/2847)	Articles 3(3)(e) and (f) of the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU	Tietoturvamerkki	Decree No. 10/2024. (VIII. 8.) of the Supreme Administrative Court on the national cybersecurity certification system for IoT devices	Code of Practice for Securing Consumer Internet of Things (IoT)	IoT Security Safety Framework	Internet of Things Regulatory Framework	Internet of Things Security Regulatory Framework	Cybersecurity labelling scheme	Certification of IoT Cybersecurity	IoT cyber security regulations	Internet of Things Regulatory Policy	The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Regulations	H.R. 1668 - IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020	Senate Bill No. 327 - Information privacy: connected devices	House Bill 2395	Decision No. 736/QĐ-BTTTT on 31 May 2021 (“Decision”) Setting out the List of Baseline Requirements to Ensure Cyber Security for Consumer IoT Devices
Shortname	Security Standards for Smart Devices	Act nº 77, 5th of January 2021	PIPEDA	IoT BSSS	IoT Cyber Security Framework	CRA	RED	Finnish Cybersecurity Label	IoT cybersecurity certification	Code of Practice - Consumer IoT	IoT-SSF	IoT Regulatory Framework	IoT SRF	CSL	CIC	🛑 N/A	IoT Regulatory Policy	PSTI	IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020	SB-327	HB 2395	List of Baseline Cyber Security Requirements for Consumer IoT
Author	Australian Government, Department of Home Affairs	Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications (Anatel)	Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada	Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)	Egypt	European Commission	European Commission	Finnish transport and communication agency (Traficom)	Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs of Hungary (SZFTH)	Telecommunication Engineering Center	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)	Communication and Information Technology Commission	Telecommunications Regulatory Authority	Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)	Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA)	Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)	Telecommunications Regulatory Authority	Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Science	Congress	California State Senate	Oregon House of Representatives	Authority of Information Security (AIS)
URL	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	🛑 N/A	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source	Source
Date of issue	March 2025	5 January 2021	August 2020	23 September 2021	October 2022	23 October 2024	29 October 2021	2020	October 2024	31/08/2021	5 November 2020	September 2019	14 December 2021	October 2020	2 December 2022	On-going work	22 March 2018	24/11/2021	12 April 2020	28 September 2018	16 April 2019	31/05/2021
Is the regulation in force?	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Scope	Internet-connectable products	IoT and telecommunication equipment	All IoT systems (privacy-focused)	All IoT systems	IoT products and services	Products with a digital element	Childcare radio equipment, toys, wearable devices, Internet-connected radio equipment (with exceptionsy)	Consumer IoT	IoT devices	Consumer IoT	All IoT devices and systems	All IoT systems	All IoT systems	Consumer IoT	IoT systems	❔ TBC	Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment providing IoT Service, IoT service providers	Consumer IoT	All IoT devices and systems	Consumer IoT	Consumer IoT	Consumer IoT
Target Actors	IoT manufacturers and suppliers	IoT manufacturers, IoT suppliers	IoT manufacturers	IoT manufacturers	IoT manufacturers, IoT service providers	Manufacturers, importers, distributors, commercial open source	IoT manufacturers	IoT manufacturers	IoT manufacturers	IoT Device Manufacturers, IoT Service Providers / System integrators, Mobile Application Developers, Retailers	IoT manufacturers	IoT manufacturers, IoT service providers	Vendors, Service Providers, Integrators, Licensees	IoT manufacturers, Consumers	IoT manufacturers	❔ TBC	IoT manufacturers, IoT service providers	IoT manufacturers (producers), distributors, importers	Federal agencies owning or controlling IoT devices and systems	IoT manufacturers	IoT manufacturers	IoT manufacturers
Mandatory or Voluntary?	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Voluntary	Mandatory	Mandatory	Voluntary	Mandatory	Voluntary	Voluntary	Mandatory	Mix of mandatory and voluntary controls	Voluntary	Voluntary	Mandatory (❔ TBC)	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Mandatory	Voluntary
Is there a label or a certification?	❌ No	✅ Certification (homologation)	❌ No	✅ Certification	❌ No	✅ Future hEN	❌ No	✅ Label	✅ Label	✅ Certification	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Label (levels 1 and 2), ✅ Certification (levels 3 and 4)	✅	❔ TBC	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No
Does the regulation mandate baseline security requirements?	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❔ TBC	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Are there additional requirements to the baseline security?	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	🛑 N/A	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❔ TBC	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No
Does the regulation contains assurance levels?	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	🛑 N/A	❌ No	❔ TBC (possible compliance check for mandatory controls)	✅ Yes, 4 levels (self-assessment to third-party verification by an accredited lab)	✅ Yes	❔ TBC	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No
Is compliance with ETSI EN 303 645 a requirement?	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	🆗 Partially	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	❔ TBC	❌ No	✅ Yes (subset)	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes
Can ETSI EN 303 645 be used to comply with the regulation?	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❔ TBC	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	🆗 Partially	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Are other standards or guidance referenced? (cf. regulation)	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❔ TBC	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No

About the Author

Dr. Cédric LÉVY-BENCHETON is the CEO and founder of cetome. Cédric has expertise in IoT security and previously worked at ENISA, the European Union Cyber Security Agency.

Panorama of IoT Cyber Security
Regulations

Countries with Regulations

Summary Table

About the Author

Work together

Contact Us

Thank you for your message!