Aerospace depends on aircraft, spacecraft, ground systems, and supply chains, making cybersecurity important for safety, communications, and availability.
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Aerospace encompasses the design, manufacture, and operation of aircraft, spacecraft, and satellites, relying on integrated hardware and software systems for navigation, communication, and control. These systems demand high reliability, real-time responsiveness, and fault tolerance to ensure safety and mission success. Critical assets include flight control units, satellite payloads, ground stations, and communication networks, all of which depend on secure supply chains and resilient connectivity.
Information security in aerospace focuses on protecting control systems from unauthorized access, safeguarding satellite communication from interception or jamming, and ensuring the integrity of software and firmware updates. Compromise of these systems can disrupt operations or expose sensitive technology. Security measures must maintain continuous availability and low latency, often requiring specialized protections such as cryptographic authentication, secure boot processes, and rigorous vulnerability management tailored to aerospace’s unique operational constraints.
The UK’s National Crime Agency has arrested a suspect in connection with a ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace
Effects of Friday Cyberattack Still Felt in European AirportsBritish police arrested Tuesday night a man in his forties suspected of causing days of flight cancellations and delays at several major European airports by hacking an aviation technology company. Impacted airports include London Heathrow, Brussels Airport and Berlin Brandenburg Airport, as well as Dublin Airport.
Iranian Hackers Impersonate Online RecruitersWestern Europeans working in aerospace, defense manufacturing or telecoms are receiving waves of emails from putative job recruiters who actually are Iranian state hackers ready to unleash a backdoor and an infostealer. Check Point tracks the threat actor as "Nimbus Manticore."
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 10: It’s past time for a comprehensive plan to protect vital US systems from nation-state cyberattacks, and increasingly, that responsibility is falling to asset owners across a vast swath of organizations, who likely never bargained for an international cyber conflict playing out in their environments. But here we are. And here’s what comes next, according to Frank Cilluffo from the McCrary Institute and Booz Allen’s Dave Forbes.
Nimbus Manticore intensified European cyber-espionage, targeting aerospace, telecom, defense sectors
Instead of job offers, victims get MiniJunk backdoor and MiniBrowse stealer Suspected Iranian government-backed online attackers have expanded their European cyber ops with fake job portals and new malware targeting organizations in the defense, manufacturing, telecommunications, and aviation sectors.…
Major European Airports Continue to Face Service Disruptions Following Friday HackEuropean cyber defenders classified as a ransomware attack an incident that disrupted several major European airports including London Heathrow resulting in flight cancelations and delays over the weekend and Monday.
Heathrow, Brussels, Dublin and Berlin airports are among those disrupted by a cyber-attack on Collins Aerospace