Addressing TSA’s Aviation Security Emergency Mandates for Airlines and Airports

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have issued a handful of sector-specific cybersecurity directives over the last eighteen months. The effort began as a response to the 2021 ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which became a catalyst for the first major security directive for pipeline owners and operators. This week, in response to persistent cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure, including the aviation sector, the TSA has issued an emergency Security Directive …

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