Airbus and SITA have introduced a new Security Operations Centre Services tailored to the needs of the air transport industry. These new services will provide airlines, airports and other air transport industry stakeholders with information about unusual cyber activity that may impact their industry. SITA’s Airline IT Trends Survey 2016 shows that 91percent of airlines plan to invest in cybersecurity programmes over the next three years.
SITA and Airbus can provide the most superior cybersecurity solution for the air transport industry. Almost every airline and airport in the world is a customer of SITA and it delivers solutions for the world’s most widespread communications network. Airbus works with companies, critical national infrastructures, governments and defence organisations to detect, analyse and counter sophisticated cyberattacks. The joint Security Operations Center Services will provide correct containment and remedial action guaranteeing that a company’s digital resources are safe.
Barbara Dalibard, CEO of SITA, said, “As an industry we need to move faster in developing new cybersecurity solutions that mitigate the risk of ever-changing threats. This requires constant collaboration and innovation. With SITA and Airbus CyberSecurity uniquely placed at the heart of the air transport industry, we can facilitate innovation and information-sharing through services such as the Security Operations Center Service, providing solutions our customers demand and need.”
François Lavaste, head of Airbus CyberSecurity, said, “Air transport is part of the Airbus DNA, so it was only natural that we joined forces with SITA to adapt our innovative cyber security solutions to this new service area, which is experiencing exponential growth. Our standard solution mainly combines real-time monitoring services for applications and communications dedicated to air transport and incident response services.”
The joint Airbus and SITA Security Operations Center Service is the first of a new portfolio of cybersecurity products and services being developed by SITA. It will help airlines and airports spot, detect and respond to cyber threats.
