Multiple ageing computer systems and long supply chains create a security challenge
email rounding up the latestWithin just a few decades, the commercial aviation industry has gone from using computers only for flight bookings to operating an end-to-end digital air travel journey across multiple connected systems. Ticketing, passports, payment information, even airport security processes are linked — but these technological advances create security vulnerabilities.
These attacks have become possible because aviation technology is now a “sea of complexity”, says Frank Dickson, a cyber security analyst at IDC, a research company. However, some airports and airlines — including American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia — have begun exploring new techniques, such as encrypted, single-use digital tokens and facial recognition technology, to verify passengers’ identity. These technologies aim to make journeys through airports faster and more secure and, post-pandemic, with less physical contact.
For their part, airlines argue that their cyber security is strong due to an industry regulatory culture that has always prioritised safety. Best practice includes “air gapping”, in which an IT system or network has no physical or wireless connection to the internet or other systems, and “redundancy”: multiple back-up systems for critical IT functions.
Still, some experts argue that ageing operational systems and fragmented supply chains leave multiple cyber security risks. For many operators, it will have to be done. Governments and regulators are now legislating to raise security standards in aviation.
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