In ‘Airports 2025 Outlook: Reinventing the Airport Experience’, a new report released by BEUMER Group, you can learn why upgrading legacy technologies and systems will become a key priority for the airport industry.
Safety and security have always been vital parameters in the airport industry, but the rise in cyber attacks pushes a new type of security risk to the forefront of the agenda.
In Airports 2025 Outlook: Reinventing the Airport Experience you can read about the different strategies that enable airports to protect their most important technological infrastructure against cyber-attacks and how new investments could strengthen cyber-security in airports in the coming year.
The automation of the airport industry is still very much an ongoing process. Given how many facets of the industry are struggling to attract labour, digitalisation is not only a matter of optimisation and efficiency, but a downright necessity.
When airports become increasingly digital they also become more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The good news is that operators are prepared to invest in the protection of the growing digital infrastructure that runs through airports.
A key development, which you can read more about in Airports 2025 Outlook: Reinventing the Airport Experience, is that nine out of ten airport leaders consider upgrading legacy systems and technologies a commercial priority.
AIRPORT CYBERSECURITY: SAFEGUARDING AGAINST TODAY’S THREATS
Over the past couple of years it has become increasingly clear that the airports that work continuously on improving their technological infrastructure are also the ones that keep the digital housebreakers at the door.
Some airports have a proven track record of staying ahead of the technological curve, but global guidelines are needed for the whole industry to strengthen its digital security.
In Airports 2025 Outlook: Reinventing the Airport Experience you can read an analysis of the amendment released by the US federal transport body, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
How big a deal is the amendment? Some experts believe it could be the worldwide game changer for cyber-security that the airport industry needs.
The TSA emphasises the importance of implementing certain monitoring and detection policies to prevent unauthorised access to the digital control centre of airports. In 2025, more and more airports will begin to use these strategies to guarantee cyber-security.
In Airports 2025 Outlook: Reinventing the Airport Experience you can also read about the nature of the cyber threats the airport industry is up against.
A survey, which you can learn more about in the report, has outlined where the potential threats are coming from. It shows that ‘ransomware attacks’ are the most prevalent form of cyber-attack in the airport industry. A common method in ransomware attacks is tricking recipients into clicking on malicious links.
The nature of these attacks demonstrates that cyber security is not only a matter of making the necessary investments in new technology but that employees must be trained to detect and respond to cyber-security threats. This aspect of cyber-security is also covered in the guidelines from the TSA.
However, training staff members to respond properly to cyber threats is just one piece of the puzzle.
Cyber security is in many ways a team sport and most airports will have to rely on external software providers to safeguard their operations. In 2025, the industry will need to learn more about which software systems are a good fit for airports.
If you want to read more about the state of cybersecurity, and where cybersecurity is headed in 2025, you can download Airports 2025 Outlook: Reinventing the Airport Experience right now.
