Aerospace Industry Cybersecurity

Aerospace Cybersecurity Threat Landscape

Aerospace systems face unique cyber threats. Modern military aircraft contain millions of lines of software controlling flight systems, weapons, sensors, and communications. Adversaries target aerospace contractors to steal designs for fifth-generation fighters, compromise avionics to create combat vulnerabilities, and sabotage manufacturing processes to introduce defects. The consequences extend beyond data theft—cyber attacks on aviation systems can cause loss of life. Our aerospace cybersecurity practice combines deep aviation domain expertise with advanced threat intelligence to protect aircraft throughout their lifecycle from design to retirement.

Avionics Security & DO-326A Compliance

Modern avionics systems require cybersecurity built into design processes. We implement DO-326A (Airworthiness Security Process Specification) requirements including security risk assessment during development, security requirements derived from threat models, security testing throughout qualification, and security configuration management. Our engineering teams work directly with avionics developers to integrate security controls without impacting size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) constraints. The result is certifiable avionics meeting both safety and security requirements for military type certification.

Supply Chain Security for Aerospace

Aerospace supply chains span hundreds of suppliers across multiple countries, creating extensive attack surface. We implement supply chain security controls including vetting of component suppliers and software providers, hardware authentication to detect counterfeit parts, secure software supply chain with cryptographic signing, and monitoring of supplier cybersecurity posture. Our solutions protect against compromised components being introduced during manufacturing, ensuring only authentic, unmodified parts are integrated into aircraft systems.

Intellectual Property Protection

Aerospace designs represent decades of research and billions in investment. Nation-state adversaries actively target aerospace companies to steal aircraft designs, engine specifications, and manufacturing processes. Our IP protection program implements network segmentation isolating design data, encryption of technical data packages and engineering drawings, exfiltration detection monitoring abnormal data transfers, and insider threat programs identifying malicious or compromised employees. These controls have successfully protected classified and proprietary aerospace programs from targeted espionage campaigns.

Aerospace Cybersecurity Solutions

• DO-326A airworthiness security implementation
• ARP4754A safety and security integration
• Avionics penetration testing and security assessment
• Supply chain security and anti-counterfeiting
• Intellectual property protection programs
• Manufacturing system cybersecurity
• Flight test cybersecurity support
• Military type certification security evidence