EUROPEAN CIVIL AVIATION CONFERENCE - CONFÉRENCE EUROPÉENNE DE L'AVIATION CIVILE

Aviation cyber security experts work on 2022 priorities and tasks

1 February 2022 - The ECAC Study Group on Cyber Security in Civil Aviation held its first meeting of the year online to agree on a timeline for 2022 work priorities and the division of tasks and responsibilities. The tasks established for 2022 will include developing new guidance on cyber security training, recommendations on cyber security assurance of security equipment, and best practices for penetration testing and risk management of the supply chain.

Based on a review of various approaches to cyber security oversight, the group also agreed to prepare a comparative overview of possible oversight frameworks, including an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of each.