aviation security

  1. VizAir Vulnerabilities: Unauthenticated Admin Access and Exposed API Keys

    Radiometrics’ VizAir—a piece of equipment trusted at airports worldwide to detect wind shear and other hazardous low‑level wind phenomena—has been the subject of an urgent security advisory that elevates the product from “operational asset” to high‑risk attack surface for aviation...
  2. Protecting the Aviation Sector from Sophisticated Phishing and Business Email Attacks

    In recent months, the aviation and transportation sectors have become prime targets for sophisticated phishing attacks, particularly those involving Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes. Cybercriminals are exploiting executive email accounts to deceive customers and partners into transferring...
  3. WestJet Airlines Cybersecurity Breach: Lessons & Industry Impact

    The latest cybersecurity disruption at WestJet Airlines highlights a rapidly escalating risk landscape for critical sectors—not only in Canada but across the globe. Early morning users on the company’s mobile app noticed unusual outages: login loops, booking glitches, and persistent error...
  4. FAA's Air Traffic Control Modernization: Moving Beyond Floppy Disks to the 21st Century

    Few images can conjure a sharper contrast with the cutting edge than a modern U.S. air traffic control room—one of the busiest nexuses of aviation in the world—relying on floppy disks and Windows 95 to guide aircraft safely across the skies. It is a juxtaposition both reassuring and unnerving...
  5. VIDEO As TSA Suffers From Shutdown, Delta Passenger Smuggles Gun Aboard Plane

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