Cyber label program could expand past consumer goods, FCC Commissioner Simington predicts

A recently unveiled cybersecurity labeling program for smart products might be expanded in the near future to include other equipment beyond household internet appliances, Republican Federal Communications Commissioner Nathan Simington said at an Information Technology Industry Council event. The label, known as the Cyber Trust Mark, was designed initially for consumer internet of things devices to inform shoppers that applicable products meet certain government-vetted cybersecurity standards. It officially launched in early 2025 after months of development. “I’m not sure if we could go for wireless first, or for industrial first, or for both,” Simington said of the potential expansion of the program, noting that a swan song Biden executive order signed in January leveraged the labeling schema by requiring that federal contractors procure devices with the cyber mark by 2027. For years, government agencies have used a wide array of wireless equipment for their operations. Simington said it’ll be interesting to see whether that 2027 deadline is kept in place by the Trump administration.