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TSA Issues Airport Cybersecurity Requirement

Airport and aircraft operators regulated by the Transportation Safety Administration are now required to develop an implementation plan for improving their cybersecurity resilience and preventing disruption to their infrastructure, the agency said Tuesday. It said it was issuing the cybersecurity…

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amendment on an emergency basis due to "persistent cybersecurity threats against U.S. critical infrastructure, including the aviation sector." Affected airports and operators also must develop network segmentation policies and controls to make sure operational technology systems can continue to operate safely if an information technology system gets compromised and create access control measures to secure and prevent unauthorized access to critical cyber systems, the TSA said.