World Economic Forum Calls for Global Collaboration to Enhance Cyber Resilience in the Aviation Industry
The aviation industry is unique. While going through the same digital transformation as other businesses, it is global by nature, transcends multiple jusidictions, and must collaborate internally with its own competitors.
Nevertheless, it is a hugely successful industry. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the 4.1 billion passengers transported in 2017 are expected to grow to around 10 billion by 2040, while according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 35% of world trade by value is transported by air cargo, equivalent to $6.4 trillion of goods. It is a critical industry -- critical for both local national security and the global economy.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) believes that the success -- and safety -- of the aviation industry is largely down "to the successful balance between regulatory and risk priorities." But times, prompted by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and digital transformation, are changing; and WEF notes, "as technology is changing, so are the priorities of aviation stakeholders and more work is required to ensure optimal resilience." And this is without the additional complications of new technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
Put simply, aviation is facing the same problems that all companies face when information technology and operations technology (OT) merge -- but perhaps with higher stakes. If cybersecurity fails non-systemically (say, in an airline), lives could be lost. If it fails systemically (say, in one or more airports or air-spaces), a cascading effect could rock the global industry, adversely affect public confidence, and damage the global economy.
Against this background, WEF launched an initiative in January 2019 designed to improve cyber resilience in the ..
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