Evolving aviation cybersecurity
Introduction: The aviation sector Aviation is an important sector, employing 58 million people, contributing $2.4 trillion to global GDP and annually carrying 3.3 billion passengers and $6.6 trillion worth of freight (ICAO, 2016, p. 6). It is also a fast growing sector, growing at 4.3% per annum with commercial aircraft operations expected to double to […]
Hacking back
What is “hacking back”, what are its advantages and disadvantages, and what role does it play in cyber defence? Hacking back is “the ability to counterattack with offensive capabilities” (Jayaswal et al. 2002). It involves victims of an attack moving out beyond their network (Couzigou, 2020, p. 485) and retaliating to, rather than just preventing […]