97% of airports showing signs of weak cybersecurity

Graham Cluley
Thursday, January 30, 2020

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The only international airports which passed with top grades were Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Finland, and Ireland’s Dubin airport.

“Given how many people and organizations entrust their data and lives to international airports every day, these findings are quite alarming. Being a frequent flyer, I frankly prefer to travel via the airports that do care about their cybersecurity,” said Ilia Kolochenko, CEO and founder of ImmuniWeb. “Cybercriminals may well consider attacking the unwitting air hubs to conduct chain attacks of the travelers or cargo traffic, as well as aiming attacks at the airports directly to disrupt critical national infrastructure.”

I don’t think poor web security should make you feel any more nervous about your next flight, but it may make you pause before you enter sensitive information into the airport’s app or place trust in its website. Read Full Article