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Industry source: Trump's cybersecurity EO one step too far removed to direct NIST IoT action

By Mariam Baksh / March 19, 2019

Industry observers say the absence of direct instructions from the White House -- or appropriation of resources by Congress -- raises questions about the National Institute of Standards and Technology's ability to prioritize the establishment of baseline security capabilities for the Internet of Things, a task at the heart of the Trump administration's plan to tackle botnet attacks.

“Why did NIST do the [cybersecurity framework]? Because President Obama signed an executive order saying 'you will do one.' Why is NIST...


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