TSA renews railroad security directives with updated measures for incident response testing, cyber assessments

The Transportation Security Administration has announced the renewal of three security directives for passenger and freight railroad carriers, with updates to requirements for incident response testing and reporting on assessments.

“The renewal is the right thing to do to keep the nation’s railroad systems secure against cyber threats, and these updates sustain the strong cybersecurity measures already in place for the railroad industry,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said today in the announcement.

Pekoske said the agency’s partnership with the...