The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week issued a new set of cybersecurity requirements for certain TSA-regulated airports, airlines, and aircraft operators.
Referred to by the TSA as an “emergency” cybersecurity amendment, the new requirements are aimed at bolstering aviation security amid “persistent cybersecurity threats against U.S. critical infrastructure, including the aviation sector,” the agency said.
Similar cybersecurity requirements were also issued for passenger and freight railroad carriers in October 2022 and are part of wide-ranging efforts by the U.S. government to increase cyber resilience across critical industries.
Under the requirements, TSA-regulated airports and aircraft operators are required to develop an “approved” implementation plan detailing measures they are taking to improve their cybersecurity and prevent attacks….