Aviation regulators, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States, and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, have been investigating a flurry of close calls between consumer drones and manned aircraft, which poses a significant risk to the flying public and the public down below. We are even seeing collision reports from Canada –just
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Aviation and Petrochemical Industries Subject to Hacking by Iran
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Hackers working on behalf of the Iranian government have been targeting the aviation and petrochemical industries in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea since 2013, according to a report released by FireEye last week.
According to the report, APT33, a hacking group working for the Iranian government, have sent phishing emails to aviation…
Hackers Could Target Airports, Planes, Satellites, Ships, Cars, and Trains
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity for critical infrastructure continues to be of concern, including the transportation sector. A new study by ABI Research concludes that although the transportation sector continues to increase spending on cybersecurity year over year, the rapid digitization of airports, aircraft, trains, ships, and cars puts this sector at risk.
The study mentions that poor cybersecurity is being applied to operational and control systems in the transportation sector, including engine and flight control systems, electronic positioning systems, logistical systems, communications systems, and navigational systems, and because many of them use off-the-shelf software and connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi or cellular networks, they are susceptible to hacking and intrusion.
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