Country : USA
Year Published: 2020
Language: English
Sector: Protecting Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure
Issue: Modern commercial airplanes use avionics systems and networks to share data—for GPS, weather, and communications—with pilots, maintenance crews, other aircraft, and air traffic controllers. Protection from cyberattacks is critical to safety. Airplane manufacturers have cybersecurity controls in place and there haven't been reports of successful cyberattacks on commercial airplane IT systems to date. But evolving cyber threats and increasing connectivity between airplanes and other systems could put future flight safety at risk if the FAA doesn't prioritize oversight. We recommended that the FAA strengthen cybersecurity oversight for airplanes.