In October 2023, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) updated three of its cybersecurity directives regulating passenger and freight railroad carriers. The following security directives have been renewed for one...more
When most people hear of the Transportation Safety Administration (“TSA”), they typically think of long lines at the airport, and certainly not cybersecurity. But cybersecurity is top of mind for the TSA these days. This...more
As cyberattack threats rise around the globe, malicious actors are increasingly setting their sights on exploiting critical infrastructure. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), tasked with safeguarding land-based...more
In its continued efforts to enhance the cybersecurity of transportation and other critical infrastructure systems across the country, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued on October 19, 2022 a new security...more
Should hazardous liquids pipelines be prepared to operate “manually” in the event of a future cyberattack? An almost million dollar fine proposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) on...more
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid growing concerns regarding the threat of increased cyberattacks targeting infrastructure and other critical industries, there has been a flurry of federal activity to...more
On March 18, 2021, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced three new research programs that are “designed to safeguard and protect the U.S. energy...more
Colonial Pipeline shut down 5,500 miles of its East Coast pipeline on May 7, 2021, in an effort to contain a security breach resulting from a ransomware attack. Colonial’s pipeline is one of the nation’s largest and carries...more
• On May 15, 2019, the White House issued a new national security Executive Order (EO) focused on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Services Supply Chain, which impacts all modes within the transportation...more