FCC Selects UL as Lead Administrator of Cybersecurity Labeling Program

The Federal Communications Commission announced the selection of UL LLC to serve as both the Lead Administrator and a Cybersecurity Label Administrator (CLA) of the agency’s voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things products. UL Solutions describes itself as a global leader in applied safety science with a distinguished heritage and long history of operating at the forefront of safety science enhancing consumer safety. As Lead Administrator, UL Solutions will be responsible for identifying or developing, and recommending to the FCC for approval, the IoT specific standards and testing procedures for the program, among other recommendations, and for acting as liaison between the Commission and CLAs.