Cyber-security challenges for wireless networked aircraft

Network-enabled cloud-based servIces can improve flight operations, increase operation consistency, reduce need for on board software and sub-systems to reside in every aircraft, and enable optimization. The flow of information relies on a secure network connection and a timely flow of information. The cyber-physical security aspects of the aircraft determine the utility, efficiency and the cost of a network enabled aircraft. This paper will develop a taxonomy of cyber-security threats and elaborate on the consequences such threats have on aircraft systems that could rely on the wireless network for timely supply of critical information. The paper also explores existing solutions which directly translate into this domain, helping address these concerns at a lower level, as well as different original and adaptive security architecture that could to be developed to address the consequences of a compromised network.