Aviation cybersecurity mandates by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are coming in the next two years.

Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components are being embraced so the technology can be serviced at the base instead of waiting for specialized parts or sending the system back state-side.

U.S. government and military are taking a lead role in protecting sensitive computers from cyber attack, and solutions finally are on the horizon.

Attacks are getting sophisticated. Examples include Rowhammer, Meltdown, Spectre, and others. System designers need to consider many attack vectors.

The trusted computing task is to apply practical measures that can mitigate the effects of known cyber threats to aerospace and defense systems.

Paul Hart discusses the latest EASA regulations for cybersecurity and DO-326A Airworthiness Security Process Specifications.

In a constantly evolving threat environment, where new attacks arrive virtually every day, system architects must design networks to be as secure as possible.

If not properly protected by taking trusted computing measures, every system on an aircraft can create a potential vulnerability. Paul Hart talks about optimizing cyber security on today’s connected military and commercial aircraft.