The Aviation industry currently deals with a complex and diverse set of threats.

Some
threats are globalization, the potential malicious or reckless use of unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS), CBRNE materials, malicious cyber activity, terrorist ideology, and the
growing phenomenon of Homegrown Violent Extremism (HVE) have enabled threats to
the Aviation Ecosystem to extend in reach and impact (NSAS, 2018).
The 20 layers of protection from the TSA can be effective for most threats named.
Although it is tough to find information to support this claim because I believe it is due to
security reasons. Most cases of recent terrorism have been stopped prior to the subject
even arriving at the airport. I believe that having many layers of security is a great
deterrent system. According to the TSA timeline the last threat was a bomb threat which
occurred May 2012 (TSA, n.d.). It was outside the United States and perpetrator was
stopped prior to arriving for the airport.
The way TSA can improve the layers of security is by adding a task force designated to
combat cyber-attacks. The White House issued a new national security highlighting the
emerging threats that “pose the greatest challenge to the entire Aviation Ecosystem,”
and they put malicious cyber-attackers number one on the list (Bach, 2019). The U.S.
Government tested hacking into a Boeing 757 on a runway in New Jersey and was
successful but did not release details. The hacker said, “it was no big deal” and the crew
had no idea the aircraft was being hacked (Bach, 2019).
Reference
Bach, O. (2019, April 01). Cyberattacks on Aircraft - A Rising Trend for Cyber Crime.
Retrieved August 31, 2020, from https://trapx.com/cyberattacks-on-aircrafts-a-rising-
trend-for-cyber-crime/
NSAS. (2018). National Strategy for Aviation Security of the United States of
America (pp. 1-26, Rep.). Washington, D.C.
TSA. (n.d.). Transportation Security Timeline. Retrieved August 31, 2020, from
https://www.tsa.gov/timeline