TSA, CISA officials emphasize risk-based decision making when responding to rail sector threats

Cyber officials at TSA and CISA see risk-based decision making as important when it comes to keeping pace with cyber threats in the rail sector and potential impacts to the continuity of operations.

The Colonial Pipeline hack was a “call to action” on potential risks to critical infrastructure, Transportation Security Administration official Scott Gorton said, during a Thursday webinar focused on the agency’s security directives for rail that were issued following requirements rolled out for the pipeline sector.

TSA issued...