It is estimated that some 80 million Americans and more than one billion people use TikTok. It is well known that TikTok has a direct connection to the Chinese Communist Party, which is a foreign adversary of the U.S. This week, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order banning all state workers or
Drone Detection Technology at Miami International Airport
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
The Miami International Airport (MIA) was selected by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week as a test site for new drone detection technology. The new technology includes detect, track, and identify (DTI) equipment which will be used to identify unauthorized drones that enter restricted airspace. The airport was chosen as a test site…
Second Security Directive Issued by TSA to Pipeline Operators
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued its second Security Directive to the pipeline industry on July 20, 2021, following the Colonial Pipeline cybersecurity incident. The first Directive on May 27, 2021, required pipeline owners and operators to notify CISA of cyber incidents, designate a cyber coordinator for the company, and review their cybersecurity program.…
Flying with Your Data – ACLU sues the TSA Over Domestic Electronic Device Searches
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
If you’ve flown domestically in the last year, you know the drill. Take off your jacket, belt, and shoes and place them in a bin. Remove your quart-sized bag of 3.4 oz liquids and place them on top. Pull out your laptop, iPad, e-reader, gaming device, and any other electronic device larger than a cell…
Get your student pilot certificate and commercial drone operator certificate sooner rather than later
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
As of April 1 individuals seeking their student pilot certificate must wait until the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background checks are completed before receiving the certification, whereas prior to the beginning of this month, you could go to a local aviation medical examiner and pick up a student pilot certificate that same day. The Federal…
FBI and Traffic Safety Administration issue warning about car hackings
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
On March 21, 2016, the FBI and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a public safety announcement outlining the dangers of cars getting hacked.
The announcement follows the media reporting about two security researchers being able to hack into vehicles and being able to remotely control them. It explains that since new vehicles…
The biggest surveillance and national security event of the year: Super Bowl 50
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
While you are dipping chips and pulling apart BBQ wings, over 60 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies will be combining their efforts to survey the nearly one million people who will travel to the San Francisco area for Super Bowl 50. Agencies ranging from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Drug Enforcement…