Underwriters Laboratories' Ken Modeste on cyber hygiene, IoT and more

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Global Principle Engineer Ken Modeste speaks with host Kevin Greene about the status of cyber initiatives underway at the UL for certifying IoT devices. Ken discusses the need to drive good cyber hygiene in products by incorporating secure design principles to reduce the cost to maintain software. Ken share ways the community can engage the UL process to help drive adoption. Ken Modeste is the principal technical advisor and SME for UL's cybersecurity program. He helped develop UL's series of cybersecurity standards that tests network-connectable devices for known vulnerabilities and software security. Previous to UL, Ken served as an engineering manager for GE for 12 years. As part of the cybersecurity strategy for UL, Ken is responsible for strategically identifying long-term growth opportunities that align with UL's mission to address public safety. He is responsible for creating the laboratory, hiring and training all personnel and developing programs and services to support UL's clients' security needs.