State and perspectives of aircraft cybersecurity

Abstract

During the latest events in the aviation world, where experts in the field of cybersecurity (example) opened the possibility of gaining access to the aircraft's on-board systems, industry experts (and not only) thought about it. And we are doing quite a lot. There are many existing guides that contain recommendations and practices, for example: «Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification» contains recommendations for evaluating security and assuring software quality. There is a separation of access, because all systems are somehow connected to each other through the on-board network (take at least maintenance to determine failures): The FAA continues to consider the aircraft guidelines acceptable for software certification, although they acknowledge that the guidelines do not fully cover all areas of software development and life cycle processes, and can sometimes be misinterpreted.