Industry TrendsIncreasing Insider Cyber Threats Pose Risks to Aviation A recent survey conducted by Bridewell, a cybersecurity services company headquartered in the UK, reveals a concerning surge in insider cyber threats within critical national infrastructure (CNI) organizations. The transport and aviation…
ConnectivityThe FAA Moves to Zero Trust Strategy for Preventing Cyber Attacks Luci Holemans, ATO Cybersecurity Group Manager at the Federal Aviation Administration, spoke about what initiatives the FAA is taking to promote cybersecurity at the 2022 Connected Aviation Intelligence (CAI) Summit in Reston,…
IIOT CyberAIA Releases New Aerospace Cyber Standard The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has released a risk-based cyber security standard aimed giving companies in the aerospace and defense industry set of baseline security controls that can evolve with changing threats…
CommercialReducing NFF and Addressing Cybersecurity in Avionics Bus Testing Today’s avionics testers are addressing the needs of complex boxes and architectures, but challenges remain in areas such as cyber protection, fiber optics, productivity, versatility, size and no-fault-founds (NFFs). Cyber is emerging…
ConnectivityHow WestJet Dealt With 'Hundreds of Thousands' of Cyber Attacks The cyber threat to airlines is growing as hackers use more and more sophisticated techniques to gain access to valuable customer data. Devon Smibert, director of cybersecurity at Canadian airline WestJet spoke on…
ConnectivityAirplane Modems Not Vulnerable to 'Backdoor' Cyber Attacks Cybersecurity consultant Ruben Santamarta used a "backdoor" vulnerability to demonstrate his ability to hack into a commercial airplane's satellite internet modem. The vulnerabilities did not put safety-critical avionics systems at risk…
IIOTUS Air Force Must Control Data, Security Before Deploying More IoT Sensors With sensors spread out on smart devices across its aircraft, drones and vehicles, Air Force officials are looking to better manage the data collected and ensure mission effectiveness before deploying new sensors.…
MilitaryUS Air Force Hacked in the Name of Security Over the course of three weeks in December, the U.S. Air Force quietly entreated a couple dozen hackers to dig into the systems of — the U.S. Air Force. It was the…
MilitaryCharles River Joins US Air Force Cybersecurity Avionics Effort The U.S. Air Force has tapped SiCore Technologies to support efforts to protect against avionics malware, and SiCore has tapped Charles River Analytics Inc., Charles River says. The two companies are to…