Security
DOT Watchdog Calls on FAA To Step Up on Cybersecurity
Delays in implementing recommendations, a cybersecurity risk tool, and R&D priorities are inhibiting risk mitigation, the OIG found.

Delays in implementing cybersecurity tools are inhibiting the FAA from remaining up-to-date on its efforts to fully identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, according to a new report from the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). At the request of U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders, the OIG examined the FAA’s progress in meeting cybersecurity enhancements that Congress mandated in the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act adopted in 2016.