Some of the nation's largest airports have been targeted for cyberattacks Monday by an attacker within the Russian Federation, a senior official briefed on the situation confirmed to ABC News. Importantly, the systems targeted do not handle air traffic control, internal airline communications and ...
Another reason airports draw criminal attention is passenger information: Airport systems usually hold not only travel document data, but also payment information. And that’s an issue not only for customers, but for the airport itself; modern data protection laws give no quarter to organizations th...
In recent years, we have witnessed an improvement of the systems developed for the prevention of cyber-attacks meant to harm the airports security, due to the increasing number of the sophisticated...doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77700-9_16George Suciu...
Supply chain cyberattacks will be a significant vulnerability attackers can exploit to breach airport networks. Airports function with complex ecosystems that rely on third-party service providers. This means attackers can target specific airports by identifying vulnerable targets within their supply...
(IoT) components to bring added-value services. By integrating smart components, airports are exposed to a larger attack surface and new attack vectors. As such, airports need to guarantee everyday higher levels of cyber security due to the potential impact that cyber-attacks and disruptions can...
There were 1,000 cyber attacks each month on aviation systems in 2016, according to the European Aviation Safety Agency. Last year, Latam Airlines and Ukraine’sBoryspil airportwere indiscriminately hit by ransomware, and in 2016 Vietnam Airlines had to carry out its operations at airports by ha...
Application weaknesses and software vulnerabilities continue to be the most common means by which cybercriminals carry out external attackssaysForrester in its recent research. Regrettably, only 3 main (“www.”) websites of the airports received the best possible “A+” grade, 15 got an “A”...
Spending is expected to reach $1.87 billion by 2030,” said Danielle VanZandt, Industry Analyst for Security at Frost & Sullivan in a statement. “This is driven by the ongoing construction of new facilities, significant digitalization upgrades within existing airports, and the incrementa...
28, 2022, at 3:02 p.m. Save More Ukrainian Government Sites Taken Down After Cyber Attacks -IT Official More Reuters Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Cyber Attack", binary codes and the Ukrainian flag, in this illustration taken ...
At the White House NEXT IN LINE — A recent White House order to codify succession plans atop the Office of the National Cyber Director is raising hackles in Trump world, with allies of the president-elect alleging it’s a bid to undermine his agenda — and ONCD supporters countering it’...