Hey there, aviation enthusiasts! Let’s talk about something crucial – the cybersecurity rules proposed by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) for airplanes.
FAA Proposed Standardization Of Cybersecurity Rules For Airplanes
The FAA is stepping up its game with new cybersecurity rules for airplanes, covering various aspects of their operations within the industry.
Currently, the FAA issues specific “special conditions” for airplanes on a case-by-case basis, mainly focusing on aircraft type, engine, or propeller design. However, due to the increasing cybersecurity threats, the FAA has observed a surge in issuing such conditions. Therefore, the authority is looking to streamline these rules for all airplanes to ensure a faster and simplified certification process, ultimately reducing costs.
According to a proposal by Wesley L. Mooty, Acting Executive Director of the Aircraft Certification Service, these changes aim to introduce type certification and continued airworthiness requirements to safeguard transport category airplanes, engines, and propellers against intentional unauthorized electronic interactions (IUEI) that could pose safety risks.
The FAA emphasized that the growing connectivity of airplane systems with internal and external networks has expanded the cybersecurity threats for aviation, necessitating a proactive approach to monitor the evolving threat landscape.
The aviation industry is now exposed to various threats from different sources like maintenance laptops, airport networks, USB devices, and more. Since current cybersecurity regulations fall short in addressing these modern vulnerabilities, the FAA is introducing new rules to bridge the gap, already implementing them in specific cases.
In addition to simplifying and standardizing the certification process, the FAA aims to align with global civil aviation standards using the latest cybersecurity rules.
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source: https://therecord.media/faa-new-cybersecurity-rules-airplanes
