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Abstract
This report provides a brief overview of legacy avionics and the air traffic control system (ATS), describes the current Next Generation (NextGEN) ATS, the integrated modular avionics (IMA) of modern aircraft, and provide a list of potential cyber security (CS) issues and associated CS anectodotes/incidents. An overview of the civilian/commercial aviation industry regulatory framework and introduced CS measures and solutions are summarized. Finally, some short concluding remarks and discuss the relevance of aviation CS to nuclear CS are provided.
Concluding remarks
In reviewing aircraft avionics and the migration to a fully networked fly-by-wireless architecture, several implications for CS can be identified. There is a very little to no analog
control envisioned in future aircraft other than for redundancy purposes. Civilian aviation regulations are starting to catch up with the CS issues, but threats remain a constantly evolving issue requiring constant vigilance and updating. In aviation, as in nuclear power, CS, physical
security, and safety need to be coordinated in a risk informed approach. The aviation sector has implemented security controls such as access control, contingency planning (including a human element), and physical security measures to buttress against potential cyber-attacks. Retention of back-ups, mitigations against spoofing, built-in cross-checks of surveillance data and encryption
provide assurance that the move to IMA will maintain a similar level of CS as for previous generation of digital avionics, while conferring added functionality and benefits. These approaches, if not already applied in nuclear I&C, can be adopted when and where applicable.
control envisioned in future aircraft other than for redundancy purposes. Civilian aviation regulations are starting to catch up with the CS issues, but threats remain a constantly evolving issue requiring constant vigilance and updating. In aviation, as in nuclear power, CS, physical
security, and safety need to be coordinated in a risk informed approach. The aviation sector has implemented security controls such as access control, contingency planning (including a human element), and physical security measures to buttress against potential cyber-attacks. Retention of back-ups, mitigations against spoofing, built-in cross-checks of surveillance data and encryption
provide assurance that the move to IMA will maintain a similar level of CS as for previous generation of digital avionics, while conferring added functionality and benefits. These approaches, if not already applied in nuclear I&C, can be adopted when and where applicable.
Reference details
Resource type
Miscellaneous
Year of Publication
2017
Publication Area
Civilian cybersecurity
How to cite this reference:
Cyber Security in Civilian Aviation: Insights for Advanced NuclearTechnologies. (2017). Retrieved from https://fhr.nuc.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/UCB-TH-17-001-Cybersecurity-in-Civilian-Aviation.pdf