Cybersecurity in aviation

mood · Jan 13, 2020

Civil and military aviation cyber-security requirements issued
January 10, 2020
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/civil-...-security-requirements-issued/article/1670502

The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) and MOD have announced enhanced requirements for cyber-security, to evaluate and counter the threat to air safety. In addition, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published two notices of proposed amendment (NPA) related to cyber-security.

The following is extracted from the official statement: [...]
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Cybersecurity in aviation: a regulator's perspective

The threat of cyber-attack on military systems is multifaceted and can include incidental attacks not specifically aimed at military systems. An example is a ransomware attack, which encrypts general IT systems and demands payment to unlock the data.

Of specific concern to military systems are state-sponsored attacks, multiply directly from government teams or from covert groups with access to state resources operating under directed intent.
New civil aviation requirements for cybersecurity
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published two notices of proposed amendment (NPA) related to cybersecurity. NPA 2019-01 ‘Aircraft cybersecurity’ was added in February 2019 and NPA 2019-07 ‘Management of information security risks’ added in May 2019. [...]
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Summary
Cyber-attack poses a significant threat to the safe and efficient operation of modern military aviation systems. By supplementing existing civil regulation where necessary, the MAA must now equip the Regulated Community with cybersecurity regulation that, by design and sufficient through-life support, will ensure our critical systems and infrastructure are appropriately protected from this non-traditional, emerging threat.
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