Bristol Airport Hit by Ransomware, Officials Use Whiteboards to Announce Flights

The Bristol Airport in the UK has become a victim of a ransomware attack. As a result, the airport’s in-house TV screens needed to display arrival and departure flight information were affected and literally blacked out. The attack happened sever… Continue reading Bristol Airport Hit by Ransomware, Officials Use Whiteboards to Announce Flights

Ransomware Attack Takes Down Airport’s Flight Information Screens

A ransomware attack prevented an English airport from using its flight information screens to assist passengers in their travels. On 13 September, Bristol Airport tweeted out that its flight information systems were experiencing technical difficulties…. Continue reading Ransomware Attack Takes Down Airport’s Flight Information Screens

High Tech Drone Scarecrows Can Make Airports Safer

If you pay attention to airplane news — or you watched the film Sully — you know planes have problems with birds. Sully was about US Airways flight 1549 which struck a flock of geese and ditched in the Hudson river.  Engineers at Caltech say that was the inspiration for them to develop a control algorithm that enables a single drone scarecrow to herd flocks of birds away from airports.

Airports have tried a lot of things to discourage birds ranging from trained falcons to manually-piloted drones. Apparently, herding birds is harder than you would think. If you fly the …read more

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ThreatList: A Ranking of Airports By Riskiest WiFi Networks

Airport TSA agents don’t check terminals for insecure WiFi networks, so stay on your toes when using hotspots at these airports. Continue reading ThreatList: A Ranking of Airports By Riskiest WiFi Networks

Hackers deface Airport screens in Iran with anti-government messages

By Waqas
On Thursday 24th May, the airport screens at Mashhad city in northeast
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