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Delta Can Sue CrowdStrike Over July 2024 IT Outage That Canceled 7,000 Flights

A Georgia state court has permitted Delta Air Lines to move forward with a lawsuit against cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, alleging gross negligence in last July’s systems outage that reportedly disrupted Microsoft operating environments and forced the cancellation of over 7,000 flights, costing the carrier roughly $500 million.

2025-05-20T07:33:23.064694-07:00

Airways Magazine

Commercial Aviation to Face Unprecedented Cybersecurity Threat Surge in 2025

2025-05-18T08:32:27.948668-07:00

SpaceNews.com

IonQ Acquisition of Capella Space Paves Way for Quantum-Enabled SAR Imaging

2025-05-18T10:02:30.216039-07:00

FlightGlobal

South African Airways investigates scope of data exposure after May cyber breach

2025-05-06T06:26:46.849358-07:00

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Aviation Week

Regulators and Avionics Makers Roll Out Fixes to Thwart ADS-B Signal Misuse As low-cost receivers allow widespread access to ADS-B signals, unauthorised parties have tapped into aircraft surveillance channels, sparking privacy and security concerns. To counter this, regulators and avionics makers have rolled out fixes—ranging from signal authentication to data encryption—to secure ADS-B transmissions.

2025-05-22T14:14:35.810238-07:00

Regulators and Avionics Makers Roll Out Fixes to Thwart ADS-B Signal Misuse

Airline Economics

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Delta Can Sue CrowdStrike Over July 2024 IT Outage That Canceled 7,000 Flights A Georgia state court has permitted Delta Air Lines to move forward with a lawsuit against cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, alleging gross negligence in last July’s systems outage that reportedly disrupted Microsoft operating environments and forced the cancellation of over 7,000 flights, costing the carrier roughly $500 million.

2025-05-20T07:33:23.064694-07:00

Delta Can Sue CrowdStrike Over July 2024 IT Outage That Canceled 7,000 Flights

SpaceNews.com

IonQ Acquisition of Capella Space Paves Way for Quantum-Enabled SAR Imaging IonQ’s acquisition of Capella Space brings together the quantum computing specialist’s hardware with Capella’s SAR satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, setting the stage for quantum-enhanced synthetic aperture radar imaging, secure space-based quantum key distribution and fortified encrypted communications.

2025-05-18T10:02:30.216039-07:00

IonQ Acquisition of Capella Space Paves Way for Quantum-Enabled SAR Imaging

Airways Magazine

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Commercial Aviation to Face Unprecedented Cybersecurity Threat Surge in 2025 The commercial aviation sector is set to encounter its highest-ever volume of cyber threats in 2025, driven by expanding digital operations and evolving attacker tactics. Airlines and airports are accelerating investments in advanced detection tools, network segmentation, and cross-industry collaboration to bolster resilience.

2025-05-18T08:32:27.948668-07:00

Commercial Aviation to Face Unprecedented Cybersecurity Threat Surge in 2025

SpaceWatch Global

NATO Steps Up Countermeasures Against Jamming and Spoofing Threats in Civil Aviation NATO’s Aviation Committee has intensified efforts to combat rising jamming and spoofing incidents that jeopardize civil aviation communications and navigation. The initiative seeks to develop standardized detection, reporting and mitigation frameworks to protect flight operations across allied airspaces.

2025-05-14T03:31:25.555267-07:00

NATO Steps Up Countermeasures Against Jamming and Spoofing Threats in Civil Aviation

Breaking Defense

DoD CIO urges Boeing to adopt CMMC, zero trust to protect F-47 data Katie Arrington, performing the duties of DoD CIO, told Breaking Defense that Boeing should lean on CMMC certification and zero trust architecture. This approach will verify and secure critical national security data on programs such as the F-47 against cyber adversaries.

2025-05-09T13:12:20.915320-07:00

DoD CIO urges Boeing to adopt CMMC, zero trust to protect F-47 data

FlightGlobal

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South African Airways investigates scope of data exposure after May cyber breach South African Airways has launched an investigation into the scope of data compromised after a significant cyber breach on May 3 that disrupted its website, mobile app and internal operations. The carrier is assessing the potential exposure of passenger and operational data as part of early incident response efforts.

2025-05-06T06:26:46.849358-07:00

South African Airways investigates scope of data exposure after May cyber breach

SpaceNews.com

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Urgent push for unified defenses as GPS interference endangers aviation Malicious jamming and spoofing of the US GPS constellation pose escalating risks to aviation operations, undermining navigation, timing and situational awareness. Industry leaders warn that without coordinated mitigation measures—ranging from satellite-based backups to regulatory mandates—critical civilian and defense missions could face fatal safety and security failures.

2025-05-05T06:07:45.125539-07:00

Urgent push for unified defenses as GPS interference endangers aviation

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