Hackers are targeting airlines in record numbers
Hackers are targeting airlines as never before. That's the conclusion of a troubling new study of airline IT outages by Netscout, a provider of application and network performance management products. Attacks against passenger air travel increased by more than 15,000% between 2017 and 2018. “Airlines are unfortunately a major target, due to their huge dependence on computer networks for everything from customer-facing activities such as bookings and support, to vast back-office functions which often affect multiple entities involved in an aviation business," a Netscout executive said. "Cybercriminals could be targeting and impacting any of these functions with any number of intended consequences in mind.” <br/>
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Hackers are targeting airlines in record numbers
Hackers are targeting airlines as never before. That's the conclusion of a troubling new study of airline IT outages by Netscout, a provider of application and network performance management products. Attacks against passenger air travel increased by more than 15,000% between 2017 and 2018. “Airlines are unfortunately a major target, due to their huge dependence on computer networks for everything from customer-facing activities such as bookings and support, to vast back-office functions which often affect multiple entities involved in an aviation business," a Netscout executive said. "Cybercriminals could be targeting and impacting any of these functions with any number of intended consequences in mind.” <br/>
