Senate Commerce panel weighs role of regulation for improving cyber resilience in aviation sector

Leaders on the Senate Commerce Committee clashed over the need to use regulation as a tool for improving cybersecurity and resilience in the aviation sector, at a Wednesday hearing exploring cyber threats to airports and airlines.

“Our aviation industry is under a constant threat from cyber attacks, up 74 percent since 2020,” Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) said at the start of the hearing.

Cantwell said, “The solution has to be a strong national standard for resiliency and...