Cyber Awareness Trends in Avionics

Erik Blasch, Roberto Sabatini, Aloke Roy, Kathleen A. Kramer, George Andrew, George T. Schmidt, Carlos C. Insaurralde, Giancarmine Fasano

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Abstract

Recent examples driving an increased need for cyber awareness include unmanned aerial vehicles (DAVs) in the airspace, development of the Automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B), and the risk of cyber intrusion. The incident of a civilian UAV disrupting a major airport, is one example of many incidents raising questions on the future of airspace security. While a civilian hobbyist might be ignorant of the impending harm, the situation could pose a threat to the air operations. Using this incident and others like it, ideas on the future trends in cyber awareness applied to avionics are considered. Three general ideas are incorporated: (1) mandates for new rules for airspace restrictions (e.g., geofence), (2) advanced display analytics to support the airport staff and pilots with visual displays, such as collision avoidance, and (3) electronics to support the mitigation of electronic cyber effects posed by the obtrusive aircraft. With a variety of opinions posed, the summary is intended to foster a discussion on research, industry, and commercial directions for the avionics community to consider with respect to cyber awareness.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationDASC 2019 - 38th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728106496
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2019
Event38th IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, DASC 2019 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 8 Sep 201912 Sep 2019

Publication series

NameAIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Proceedings
Volume2019-September
ISSN (Print)2155-7195
ISSN (Electronic)2155-7209

Conference

Conference38th IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, DASC 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period8/09/1912/09/19

Keywords

  • avionics vulnerability assessment
  • cyber awareness
  • security assessment
  • UAS vulnerabilities

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