Category Archives: Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Steady leadership prepares TSA to face evolving cyber threats

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New presidents bring new policies. But amid rapidly expanding cyber threats, steady leadership at the federal agencies charged with securing critical infrastructure is, well, critical. David Pekoske, a retired U.S. Coast Guard vice admiral and administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, is uniquely positioned to provide that leadership. Congress showed foresight in 2018 by creating […]

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Federal transportation officials aim to ‘bridge gaps’ in OT cybersecurity

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In a post-Colonial Pipeline world, DOT and TSA leaders say they’re pursuing a cross-sector approach to protecting operational technology.

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Rail and pipeline representatives push to dial back TSA’s cyber mandates

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House Republicans during a Tuesday hearing were sympathetic to industry calls for shaving down cyber regulations.

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TSA issues proposed cyber mandates for pipelines, rail, airlines

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The post-Colonial Pipeline proposal requires the agency’s charges to follow one cyber mandate to rule them all.

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Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility

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Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.

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CISA needs better workforce planning to handle operational technology risks, GAO says

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The watchdog report finds that CISA has “insufficient” staff to handle simultaneous attacks that impact OT systems.

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GAO: Federal agencies lack insight on ransomware protections for critical infrastructure

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The Government Accountability Office finds that agencies overseeing key critical infrastructure sectors don’t know whether protections against ransomware have been implemented.

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Feds to hackers in Vegas: help us, you’re our only hope

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Spot the fed was an easy game this year at hacker summer camp as White House and administration officials descended on the conferences.

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TSA issues aviation regulations for airlines, airports facing ‘persistent cybersecurity threat’

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The agency’s new cybersecurity rules issued on Tuesday followed the Biden administration’s national cybersecurity strategy.

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Rail industry gets new cyber directives from TSA

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U.S. rail companies must commit more attention and resources to cybersecurity under Transportation Security Administration directives announced Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security. The new requirements include that surface rail owner and operators designate a cybersecurity coordinator; report a cybersecurity incident to DHS’s cybersecurity agency within 24 hours; complete a vulnerability assessment; and create a plan to respond to cybersecurity incidents. The directives will cover approximately 80 percent of freight rail and 90 percent of passenger rail, according to a DHS official. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that TSA would be  rolling out directives for surface transportation in an October speech at the Billington cybersecurity summit. Early plans for the directives, which would have required companies to report incidents within 12 hours, received criticism from industry and Republicans. In October, Republicans led by Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio called for DHS’s OIG to investigate the directives, citing industry complaints that […]

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