Consumers are increasingly adopting smart home devices, such as internet-connected coffee machines, that are also at risk of being hacked. (Getty Images)
Smart devices have become a popular target for hackers due to lax industry security standards, something that the Biden program is hoping to turn around.
The BCool battery-free connected thermometer is demonstrated during CES Unveiled ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 3, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger spoke during a briefing at the White House on March 21. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)