The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) says it is working with the Computer Emergency Response Team of the European Union Institutions (CERT-EU) to help protect the European aviation industry against “intentional and malicious attacks” on information technology systems.
The two organizations plan to establish the European Centre for Cyber Security in Aviation (ECCSA), which will provide information and assistance to manufacturers, airlines, maintenance organizations, air navigation service providers and others in the aviation community to protect aircraft, navigation and surveillance systems, data links and other critical elements of the system.
“CERT-EU will make available cyber security tools and information for the development of ECCSA’s specialized aviation cyber security components and services,” EASA said. “EASA and CERT-EU … will maintain and exchange information through ECCSA on threats affecting the sector.”
EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky added…
