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Start with Security
THE AVIATION industry is sitting on the precipice of a major
investment in automation that will transform how the world flies.
Automation and technology are hardly new
concepts in aviation. A flood of new technology
and concepts have come into the market in the
past decade looking for ways to improve operations
and the passenger experience.
These automations and investments have been
mostly limited to the major international hubs of
North America, but the pandemic turned baby
steps towards the future into a necessary leap for
airports of all sizes.
According to SITA's recently released 2021
Airport IT Insights report, 81 percent of airports
expect their overall IT spend to grow or
remain stable in 2022. They're focused on growth
in emerging technology. About 81 percent put
business intelligence software as the first area of
investment, but three-quarters plan to invest in
biometric ID management solutions. Airport CIOs
also have more interest in exploring artificial intelligence
and digital tags, with plans to invest more
into development of these programs.
It's exciting to see enthusiasm for change and
airport leaders willing to embrace the future in
a bold way, but we need to collectively keep an
eye of security now to protect these investments.
Airport Business recently conducted its State
of the Industry survey and found 26 percent
of responding airports said they haven't taken
any major steps towards protecting their facility
against cyberattacks. Only 41 percent have
developed an organizational plan to protect itself
from cyberattacks.
FBOs are also missing the mark with only
27 percent saying they plan to invest in security
upgrades in the next five years.
We'll be diving deeper into these results later
this year as part of our Aviation Security Report,
but this indicates the lackadaisical approach to
cybersecurity still exists within the industry at a
time it needs it the most.
The pandemic has ruled the roost when it
comes to the aviation operations conversation,
but it was just 2019 when Cleveland was hacked.
The Colonial Pipeline hack this past year was a
temporary wakeup call, but that too seems to have
faded to the background.
Investing in automation and
more technology is a great move for
addressing the needs and challenges
of future, but if we're not going to
address the security issues of yesterday,
it's simply going to slow down
what needs to be done today. - Joe
Have a story to tell?
Coming up in the
March/April issue
Cover Story: Sustainable Airport Technology
Infrastructure: Airfield Operations Improvement
Technology: Restrooms
Product Focus: Software
Contact Joe at joe@aviationpros.com
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