NIST tasked with developing cybersecurity 'profiles' under Trump order for positioning systems

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will be developing cybersecurity “profiles” on the use of global positioning, navigation and timing, or PNT, services that are increasingly relied upon by critical infrastructure such as the electric grid, transportation and ports, under an executive order signed by President Trump today.

“As the first nation to take this action, President Trump is advancing America’s leadership in emerging technologies and securing infrastructure vital to national security, commercial industry, and our everyday lives. PNT...