A cyber‑related disruption at Collins Aerospace’s MUSE system forced manual check‑in and boarding at several major European airports, cascading into delays and cancellations. Because many hubs share the same vendor, a single intrusion can hobble multiple airports at once. Treating passenger‑processing platforms like critical infrastructure would require redundancy, audits, and stricter cyber standards.
— It reframes aviation cybersecurity from isolated IT incidents to supply‑chain risk in public infrastructure that demands oversight and resilience requirements.
msmash
2025.10.08
64% relevant
Both stories show how single points of digital failure can cripple essential services: the Korean NIRS battery fire may have destroyed the G‑Drive (858TB) used by ministries, just as check‑in platform outages can halt airports. Together they argue that back‑office systems must be treated as critical infrastructure with redundancy and recovery plans.
BeauHD
2025.10.03
62% relevant
Both pieces show how single points in civilian infrastructure (airline check-in systems; cellular networks/911) can be crippled at scale, turning everyday IT/telecom dependencies into public‑safety risks that demand governance and resilience planning.
msmash
2025.10.02
55% relevant
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EditorDavid
2025.09.20
100% relevant
Collins Aerospace cited a 'cyber‑related disruption' to its MUSE check‑in/boarding software affecting Brussels, Berlin Brandenburg, and Heathrow.