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Senators Re-introduce Bills To Improve Cyber Security Of Planes And Cars

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 27th, 2017

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Senators Re-introduce Bills To Improve Cyber Security Of Planes And Cars

Democratic Senators Edward Markey (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) last week re-introduced two measures aimed at improving cyber security standards for airplanes and cars.The Cybersecurity Standards for Aircraft to Improve Resilience Act (Cyber AIR) requires the disclosure of information relating to cyber attacks on aircraft systems and establish standards to identify and address cyber security weaknesses to the U.S. commercial aviation system.“Whether in their cars on the road or in aircraft in the sky, Americans should be protected from cyber…

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