Provisioning for a distributed ATM security management: The GAMMA approach

Air transportation represents a complex network of stakeholders that include air navigation service providers (ANSPs), airport operation centers, airlines, manufacturers, government and security agencies, and airspace policy authorities, passengers, etc. The security management in this federated and multistakeholder environment faces legal, institutional, and technical challenges. The current state in aviation security is outlined by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Annex 17 of the Chicago Convention that was adopted in 1974 and subsequently updated several times [1]. With its most recent update, Annex 17 recognizes the security contribution of ANSPs and identifies cyber security as a further dimension of aviation security.