threats on aviation security 4.3

 There are many different threats that plague aviation security. But with everything becoming online and ran off of computers now days the threat of cyber attacks is very real to airports and flights everywhere. A cyber attack means an attempt by hackers to do damage, destroy or steal information. In an airport this can mean delaying flights or getting information on upcoming flights that could lead to a deadly attack. 

One of the most notable cyber security attacks on an airline was in 2018 9.4 million passengers of Cathay pacific airlines had their information stolen. The attack was most frightening because the airlines still don’t know how it happened exactly. They know that the attacker entered via the server connected to the internet then they installed malware to steal the data. The airlines after investigation were found to have very low online protections like inadequate antivirus protection and non backup files. The attack was originally viewed as only suspicious activity by the IT department it wasn’t until 2 months later that they realized it was a full scale attack.  The information that was stolen was passport details, file numbers, phone numbers and credit card information. 

The way this could be prevented in the future is by adding more layers of cyber security like high level antivirus protection and a well trained IT department. Cathay pacific started using multi factor authentication in order to protect its customers further. Airlines have such valuable information they need to have strong security to protect it.  



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