Cybersecurity Vulnerability Analysis and Countermeasures of Commercial Aircraft Avionic Systems

<p>Nowadays, most commercial aircraft use systems with innovative technologies and unprecedented infrastructure of avionics applications which include cyber technologies. Airplane passengers are now using aviation cyber technologies when purchasing tickets, checking in at the airline counter, passing through airport security, and connecting to Wi-Fi and the embedded inflight entertainment system.</p> <p>Cyber technologies and connectivity expose aviation to a dangerous and costly world of cyber threats that pose a major challenge of an attack which makes the risks difficult to understand or to define. In addition, the opportunities for attacks continually grow as new services and systems are developed. This thesis looks at understanding these cybersecurity threats and countermeasures of avionics network systems, and their associated defense safety mechanisms and risk analysis will help to pave a secure path toward the increase of protection of our future aviation.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Year

2020

Author dc:creator

• Alqushayri, Dhafer Fayez

• cybersecurity
• commercial aircraft
• avionics
• Aviation
• Aviation Safety and Security

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/edt/519

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-1519