The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced two new Security Directives and additional guidance to strengthen cybersecurity across the transportation sector.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded more than $479 million in airport infrastructure grants to 123 projects at airports across all 50 states, American Samoa and Puerto Rico.
We can strive to control criminal activities targeting vessels, vehicles, storage facilities and the people involved in the movement of goods. Existing security protocols and technologies can help protect the supply chain from theft by local gangs to international criminal organizations.
The Transportation Security Administration is extending the face mask requirement for individuals across all transportation networks throughout the United States through January 18, 2022.
It’s challenging to find feasible solutions to an ongoing risk of flight attendants and frontline transportation workers being subject to workplace violence or physical altercations with customers or the public. Risk professionals should ensure these employees have access to self-defense training and others tools, as well as look to implement a zero-tolerance policy for passenger disruptions.
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Board of Directors approved a new 5-year, $66 million contract with Inter-Con Security to provide security services on Trolleys, buses, and on MTS properties.
In response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to pipeline systems, DHS’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the issuance of a second Security Directive that requires owners and operators of TSA-designated critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids and natural gas to implement a number of urgently needed protections against cyber intrusions.