Mitigation of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities for Traffic Control Infrastructure

Objectives and associated tasks of the project are as follows: (1) Develop specifications for traffic controllers to mitigate the vulnerabilities found in BDV25-977-70 and recommend minimum requirements of cybersecurity for traffic signal controllers. (2) Develop a testing procedure and guidelines for specification testing. (3) Provide support in cybersecurity testing of traffic controllers and establish the procedure for testing. (4) Support Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in responsible disclosure with traffic controller manufacturers so that the vulnerabilities can be disclosed and a realistic timeline for mitigation can be implemented. (5) Assess other devices used in traffic management (e.g., traffic controllers, MMUs/CMU).

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $250,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  BED25 977-17

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Managing Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Vollmer, Derek

• Performing Organizations:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research
  3650 Spectrum Boulevard
  Tampa, FL  United States  33612-9446
• Principal Investigators:

  Kourtellis, Achilleas

• Start Date: 20231127
• Expected Completion Date: 20250831
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Cybersecurity for ITS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer security; Risk management; Specifications; Traffic signal control systems
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01953934
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BED25 977-17
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 2025 7:50AM