The advent of ever-advancing technology and increased accessibility to network technologies has inevitably made way for the massive growth of the Internet of Things that the world is experiencing today. Each day, ordinary appliances such as stereos, thermostats, microwaves, even water bottles are being made with the technological capacity of being managed remotely through a user’s smartphone. However, the growth of in-band, or internet-connected, devices has brought with it hosts of vulnerabilities to ordinary consumers due to popular corporate attitudes of manufacturing and vending devices without effective security measures for the purposes of maximizing sales and profits. These issues are starting to be addressed. Specifically, a recent piece of legislation, the Internet of Things (IoT) Security Improvement Act of 2017, was proposed in Congress as a way to implement and enforce security standards within businesses and their IoT products. Though the intent of the legislation is undoubtedly applaudable, the unfortunate truth is that it is dangerously weak and therefore ineffective in actually raising the security of IoT end users beyond a marginal amount. Therefore, Akash Baskaran and I have drafted a revised version of the bill that would implement IoT security standards that are much more stringent, and therefore effective, in protecting IoT users. Click above to see my work.