Airline Cybersecurity Priorities Now and After the Pandemic

Nearly every industry has experienced devastation from COVID-19, but only a few have been hit as severely as the airline industry. While rushing to respond to this threat to passenger safety and company revenues, airlines are also aware that any measures taken must not compound existing threats. In particular, one ongoing mandate looms even larger as new business and operating models emerge: cybersecurity. 

Near-term or long term, airlines will need to consider the impacts to its security posture at each stage of its response. While the unexpected can and will happen, many security impacts can be proactively mitigated.

Security leaders must be active participants in any new initiatives designed to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the business. Cybersecurity, including privacy controls and relevant threat modeling, should be factored into these initiatives from the outset. By treating security measures as a critical element of design rather than an afterthought, the airline industry can more confidently move into its new beginnings. 

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