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TSA cybersecurity amendment for airport, aircraft operators pushes for cyber design engineering evolution

TSA cybersecurity amendment for airport, aircraft operators pushes for cyber design engineering evolution

Responding to persistent cybersecurity threats against critical U.S. infrastructure, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) division issued in March an emergency cybersecurity amendment to the security programs of certain TSA-regulated airport and aircraft operators. These measures work to enhance cybersecurity resilience…

Network segmentation takes center stage in new TSA cybersecurity amendment for airport, aircraft operators

Network segmentation takes center stage in new TSA cybersecurity amendment for airport, aircraft operators

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued on Tuesday a cybersecurity amendment on an emergency basis to the security programs of certain TSA-regulated airport and aircraft operators, following similar measures announced last October for passenger and freight railroad carriers. The…

Pro-Russian KillNet hackers claim to have brought down multiple US airport websites using DDoS

Pro-Russian KillNet hackers claim to have brought down multiple US airport websites using DDoS

About 14 public-facing U.S. airport websites, including those for some of the nation's largest airports, were inaccessible Monday morning as a pro-Russian hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack. The KillNet group has been using DDoS (distributed denial of service)…

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TSA issues security directives for surface transportation systems, associated infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) division announced on Thursday two new security directives and additional guidance for voluntary measures for surface transportation systems and associated infrastructure. These initiatives aim to strengthen cybersecurity across the transportation…