New TSA Cybersecurity Roadmap Articulates Clear Aviation Sector Requirements

Norma M Krayem is Senior Policy Advisor in Holland & Knight's Washington D.C. office

HIGHLIGHTS:

• The recent release of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Cybersecurity Roadmap (Roadmap) is the result of several years of discussion across administrations to determine which U.S. government agency should be responsible for overseeing and potentially regulating cybersecurity risk in the aviation industry.
• The Roadmap makes clear that TSA is the lead agency that will oversee and assess the cyber posture of the aviation industry, conduct risk assessments of the industry and focus on the aviation industry's reporting of cybersecurity attacks.
• It also demonstrates that TSA will use all statutory and regulatory authorities "... to ensure the resilience of" the Transportation Systems Sector (TSS), which includes aviation, both passenger and cargo.