Security News

Albany Airport Pays Off Sodinokibi Ransomware Gang: Report
2020-01-13 17:03

Officials at the Albany International Airport paid a ransom to cybercriminals after the facility's systems were hit with the Sodiniokibi ransomware strain on Christmas, the Albany Times Union reports. At no point did the ransomware attack affect the airport's day-to-day operations, airport officials said.

Whirlybird-driving infosec boss fined after ranty Blackpool Airport antics
2020-01-13 14:10

The managing director of a Manchester-based infosec firm has been fined for flying his helicopter into an air traffic control zone without permission - having first launched a rant at tower controllers. Joel Tobias, a helicopter owner and pilot who was described by the Manchester Evening News as a "Wealthy businessman", was fined £1,600 plus £870 in legal costs after his on-frequency rant at air traffic controller Andrea Tolley.

Christmas Ransomware Attack Hit New York Airport Servers
2020-01-10 18:03

An upstate New York airport and its computer management provider were attacked by ransomware over Christmas, officials said. Officials at the Albany County Airport Authority announced Thursday that the attack came to light after Schenectady-based LogicalNet reported its own management services network had been breached.

DHS May Require US Citizens Be Photographed at Airports
2019-12-04 14:31

Federal officials are considering requiring that all travelers — including American citizens — be photographed as they enter or leave the country as part of an identification system using...

Pilot presses the wrong button, triggers airport hostage alarm
2019-11-07 13:11

We've all been there - faced with a button that is just begging to be pressed...

Major Airport Malware Attack Shines a Light on OT Security
2019-10-18 15:59

A cryptomining infection spread to half of the workstations at a major international airport.

AlertEnterprise’s Airport Guardian integration helps airports reduce vulnerability and risk
2019-08-27 23:30

AlertEnterprise, the leading physical-logical security convergence software company, has successfully integrated its Airport Guardian software with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI)...

Endpoint Security Evolving Against Airport Searches, GDPR
2019-07-17 12:07

Travel pressure around privacy and compliance is forcing mobile endpoint software to evolve. Media coverage of recent airport phone searches has privacy enthusiasts worried, and Europe's General...

Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at San Francisco airport by US border cops – and I'm an American citizen
2019-04-02 23:25

Techie raises alarm over 'detention' after he refused to unlock work laptop, phone Former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal claims he was interrogated for three hours by America's border cops after arriving...

Ex-Mozilla CTO: US border cops demanded I unlock my phone, laptop at SF airport – and I'm an American citizen
2019-04-02 23:25

Techie says he was grilled for three hours after refusing to let agents search his devices Former Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal says he was interrogated for three hours by America's border cops after...