- NIST recently released a draft profile for technology leveraging positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), meant to be applied to its Cybersecurity Framework standards and designed for critical infrastructure sectors.
The release is part of a NIST initiative to implement a February Executive Order to secure systems that rely on PNT data, including critical infrastructure, such as public health, energy, and finance, among others that receive and rebroadcast PNT data.
In addition to GPS, a NIST spokesperson explained the Cybersecurity Profile for the Responsible Use of PNT Services insights can help secure less-familiar systems that underpin the healthcare sector and other industries. read more here