FOSA Files Cyber Risk Management Comments with Transportation Security Administration

PRESS RELEASE 
February 1, 2023

Fiber Optic Sensing Association Files Cyber Risk Management Comments with Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

WASHINGTON, DC – February 1, 2023 – The Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA), the nation’s premier trade association dedicated to fiber optic sensing, filed comments with the Transportation Security Administration on cyber security management.

In FOSA’s comment, Executive Director Mark Uncapher wrote: “Distributed fiber optic sensing solutions can be used to detect perimeter intrusions. These may include security solutions performing continuous monitoring and analysis of cables, pathways, and points of vulnerability such as fence lines, barriers, roadways, campus perimeters, manholes and equipment cabinets. The technology helps with the timely identification of intrusions that are often precursors to a physical attack or damage that could degrade network performance or availability.”

FOSA’s comments are available here.

About the FIBER OPTIC SENSING ASSOCIATION (FOSA): FOSA is a non-profit organization created in Washington DC in 2017 with the mission of educating industry, government, and the public on the benefits of fiber optic sensing. Through webinars, videos, white papers, public presentations, and public policy advocacy, the organization provides information on the use of fiber optic sensing to secure critical facilities, enhance public safety and protect the environment.

FOSA Premier Member Companies include AP Sensing, Corning, CRALEY Group, Ditch Witch, Dura-Line, Fotech Solutions, Graz University of Technology, Hifi, Luna, NEC, Network Integrity Systems, OFS, OZ Optics, Prysmian Group, Senstar, Smartpipe Technologies, the University of California – Berkeley, and VIAVI Solutions. For further information, please visit the FOSA website.