28 and 30-31 March 2022 — Aviation security experts from Cyprus attended an online Best Practices for National Auditors – Cyber Security (basic) training course at the end of March. The course offered an overview of international and European (ECAC/EU) requirements and recommendations for cyber security in civil aviation, the common cyber threats to aviation, the key aviation entities and their critical systems.
Through a combination of theoretical presentations, discussion and virtual activities, the participants reviewed best practices for inspecting cyber security measures in aviation; these included security by design, supply chain security, physical and remote access control, control of unauthorised software, personnel security, cyber-attack detection and response. They were able to gain a better understanding of the key elements of the information security management system, cyber security culture and other organisational measures that are crucial to protecting critical aviation systems against cyber threats.