WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday along with companies such as Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Google and Best Buy will announce an initiative that allows Americans to identify devices that are less vulnerable to cyberattacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A new certification and labeling program would raise the bar for cybersecurity across smart devices such as refrigerators, microwaves, televisions, climate control systems and fitness trackers, the White House said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Retailers and manufacturers will apply a “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark” logo to their devices and the program will be up and running in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The initiative is designed to make sure “our networks and the use of them is more secure, because it is so important for economic and national security,” said a senior administration official, who did not wish to be named.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Federal Communications Commission will seek public comment before rolling out the labeling program and register a national trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the White House said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other retailers and manufacturers participating in the program include LG Electronics U.S.A., Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Samsung (KS:005930).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March, the White House launched its national cyber strategy that called on software makers and companies to take far greater responsibility to ensure that their systems cannot be hacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also accelerated efforts by agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Defense Department to disrupt activities of hackers and ransomware groups around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and U.S. official said Chinese state-linked hackers secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including at least two U.S. government agencies, since May.<\/p>\n