Security of smart devices must be improved

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Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO
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Nederlandse versie
Effective date of this change in law: 1 August 2025

What changes?

Do you manufacture or sell smart devices? There will be minimum requirements to ensure the digital security of devices connected to the internet – Internet of Things (IoT) devices. These new rules will apply to all wireless devices and products that communicate via and are connected to the internet, such as:

  • routers
  • security camera’s
  • smart thermostats, fridges, lamps, doorbells

The ban on unsafe devices also applies to products such as toys and baby monitors, even if these only use a home network.

Smart devices may not be protected with a weak, standard password. As a manufacturer you must make sure that users have to create a strong password themselves before their fist use. The products must also:

  • support software updates
  • be tested for security breaches or vulnerabilities
  • shield personal and financial data that is stored on the device
  • offer the owner the possibility to manage or delete personal and financial data

For whom?

  • manufacturers of smart devices
  • sellers of smart devices

When?

This change in law will take effect on 1 August 2025.

Questions relating to this article?

Please contact the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO