Security News

AI for Security: One Airline's Experience
2018-06-21 13:33

The South African airline ComAir is using artificial intelligence to help mitigate the threat of cyberattacks, says Ramon Lipparoni, the company's IT integration manager.

Airline Ticket Fraud
2018-05-11 11:24

New research: "Leaving on a jet plane: the trade in fraudulently obtained airline tickets:" Abstract: Every day, hundreds of people fly on airline tickets that have been obtained fraudulently....

Bad bot traffic increases, gambling and airlines most targeted industries
2018-03-28 12:00

Distil Networks analyzed hundreds of billions of bad bot requests at the application layer to provide insight and guidance on the nature and impact of automated threats in 2017. Bad bots are up...

Airlines Alert Customers, Employees of Cybersecurity Incidents (Security Week)
2017-07-31 09:16

Several North American airlines alerted customers and employees in the past days about various types of cybersecurity incidents, including system breaches, data leaks and credential stuffing...

United Airlines cockpit access codes leaked online (Help Net Security)
2017-05-15 19:20

A United Airlines flight attendant has inadvertently leaked access codes for the company’s airplanes’ cockpit doors, a safety alert email to United employees has revealed. According to the WSJ,...

Cockpit access codes for United Airlines spill online (ArsTechnica)
2017-05-15 18:00

"The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority," United says.