TSA Will Issue New Cybersecurity Regulations on Railroad and Aviation Industries
Issue
October 12, 2021
Editor
Paul Scott
Editor in Chief
Amery Smock
Date
10/7/2021
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Analysis
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will impose new cybersecurity regulations on the railroad and airline industries, including reporting requirements as part of a department effort to force compliance in the wake of the high-profile cyber attacks on critical industries [1].
The regulations will come later this year for aviation and railroad transit systems. The TSA will issue separate guidance that encourages, rather than requires, lower risk entities from other transportation sectors to take the same measures, according to Mayorkas [2]. The new regulations will require transportation industries to meet a cybersecurity baseline, instead of a voluntary cybersecurity incident reporting. -
Sources
[1] CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/politics/tsa-cybersecurity-mandates-railroad-aviation/index.html
[2] The Record https://therecord.media/tsa-to-issue-new-cyber-regulations-for-rail-aviation-sectors/
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