The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warns that transit agencies face mounting cybersecurity risks that threaten the delivery of safe and reliable services. In response, the agency has released a white paper outlining the preliminary content of a Transit Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Community Profile, which takes a mission-driven approach to identifying practical cybersecurity outcomes tailored to the sector’s unique challenges.
The paper provides an update on progress to date, highlights community-driven priorities shaping the Profile, and describes key features of the draft. NIST aims to use this input to engage public and private stakeholders ahead of publishing the full Transit CSF 2.0 Community Profile later this year.
Titled ‘Developing a Transit Cybersecurity Framework Community Profile,’ the NIST CSWP 51 initial public draft notes that the agency is developing a Transit Community Profile to provide a voluntary, risk-based approach for managing cybersecurity activities, reducing risks, and strengthening the cybersecurity posture of the transit sector. The Profile is expected to deliver several benefits, including a shared…
