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Cyber-Physical Systems Security for the Aviation Sector

Claroty equips all organizations in the aviation sector — from airlines to airport authorities — with the industrial cybersecurity controls needed to protect their OT, IoT, IIoT, and BMS assets, as well as all other cyber-physical systems (CPS) that underpin their most critical operations and infrastructure.

The Cyber-Physical Security Challenge in Aviation

Record-high fuel prices, pressure to improve the passenger experience, evolving regulations, global supply chain disruptions, scheduling challenges, and sustainability concerns are among many factors driving digital transformation in the aviation sector. From advanced navigation and communication systems to maintenance management software to in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity, airlines and airports are modernizing operations to help ensure safe and efficient operation.

Unfortunately, introducing internet connectivity to formerly air-gapped operational technology (OT) introduces cyber risk that may pose a threat to aviation operations. Without a purpose-built cyber-physical systems (CPS) security program in place, organizations in the aviation sector run the risk of operational disruptions due to ransomware, other cyber attacks, or even unintentional user errors. This can manifest in delays and cancellations, leading to lost revenue and reputational damage. Mitigating these risks and, ultimately, gaining cyber and operational resilience requires a new approach that extends far beyond traditional, IT-oriented security solutions. Enter Claroty.

Key Principles for Securing Cyber-Physical Systems in the Aviation Sector

Securing the OT and other cyber-physical systems that underpin aviation operations and infrastructure requires following three key principles:

1. Gain visibility into all CPS in your OT environment

Asset visibility is foundational to industrial cybersecurity — which is why all segments of the aviation sector must attain a complete, real-time inventory of all OT, IoT, and BMS assets and other cyber-physical systems across airports, planes, control centers, and maintenance facilities. Claroty is proud to deliver the industry-leading visibility our aviation customers need to comprehensively secure their OT environments.

2. Integrate your existing IT tools & workflows with OT

Aviation operations tend to rely heavily on cyber-physical systems that leverage proprietary OT protocols, as well as legacy systems that predate modern cyber threats. As such, the traditional, cybersecurity solutions aviation organizations have long relied on to secure their IT systems cannot be used to secure OT. At the same time, Claroty seamlessly integrates with your existing IT-centric security tools to enable holistic visibility and security.

3. Extend your IT security controls & governance to OT

Unlike their IT counterparts, many OT environments lack essential cybersecurity controls and consistent governance. Claroty eliminates this gap for our aviation customers. After providing visibility into all cyber-physical systems and integrating your existing IT tools and workflows with OT, Claroty extends your existing IT controls to OT — unifying your security governance and driving all use cases on your journey to cyber and operational resilience.

Driving Cyber Resilience from IT to OT with Claroty

The Claroty journey to cyber resilience empowers organizations in all segments of the aviation sector to extend — and further optimize — the following cybersecurity use cases and governance areas from IT to OT:

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Asset Inventory

Claroty’s automated asset discovery capabilities create a centralized inventory that serves as the foundation for all cyber resilience use cases, equipping aviation organizations with real-time inventory of all OT, IoT, and BMS assets and all other CPS across your OT environment.

Vulnerability Management

Claroty extends your IT vulnerability management controls to OT by automatically detecting, assessing, and recommending remedial actions for CPS vulnerabilities across your ports, hubs, lines, vehicles, and vessels, enabling you to prioritize and deploy mitigations to minimize your OT environment's risk exposure.

Network Protection

Claroty hardens OT environments in all transportation segments against cyber threats by defining network segmentation policies that can be easily enforced by your existing firewall and NAC solutions, as well as providing secure access purpose-built with controls for internal and third-party OT users.

Threat Detection

Claroty enables aviation organizations to continuously monitor for and respond to the earliest indicators of threats — ranging from ransomware attacks, to equipment failures, to rogue insiders — before they impact service availability, visibility, communication, safety, compliance, or other critical assets.

Boosting Operational Resilience from IT to OT with Claroty

The Claroty journey to operational resilience equips aviation organizations to extend and optimize the following security and operational use cases and governance areas from IT to OT:

Asset Inventory

Operational resilience starts with full visibility into all CPS in your OT environment. Claroty’s automated asset discovery capabilities deliver just this — empowering aviation organizations with the complete, real-time inventory you need as the foundation for all operational resilience use cases.

Change Management

Change management is essential to governance, compliance, asset maintenance, and procurement decisions enterprise-wide. Claroty empowers MoC programs across IT and OT with continuous asset and operational monitoring and flexible reporting to inform these and related decisions.

Asset Management

Claroty streamlines and enhances asset management for aviation organizations by harnessing in-depth asset insights and an enriched CMDB via ready-made integrations to monitor for asset updates, enable SLA compliance, and optimize supply chain management and procurement.

OT Remote Access

Claroty xDome Secure Access delivers highly secure and granularly controlled remote access that is frictionless to use and administer and supports all OT remote access use cases key to all aviation segments: from OT remote maintenance, to auditing, to vendor management and more.

Streamlining Compliance for the Aviation Sector

Complying with industry standards and regulations is a notoriously complex, ever-evolving endeavor for the aviation industry. Claroty helps streamline audits and compliance, not only with respect to cybersecurity, but also in adjacent areas — from physical safety to availability and more. Highlights include:

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Regulations & Legislation

Claroty’s support for the entire CPS security journey supports and simplifies transportation organizations' compliance with the requirements set forth by: TSA, FAA, EPA, NIS 2.0, RCE, SOCI/SLACIP, TRIPC, MSE-428(98), and many more.

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Recommended Practices & Frameworks

Compliance with the following cybersecurity practices and standards is seamlessly enabled by the controls offered by Claroty’s portfolio: CISA CPGs, IMO, MTSA, IEC 62443, ENISA, NIST CSF, CIS, ISO 27001, and many more.

Why the Aviation Sector Trusts Claroty

Leading aviation organizations worldwide trust Claroty to protect the critical cyber-physical systems that help ensure safe and secure movement of passengers and goods worldwide. Here's why:

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Awards

Our comprehensive cybersecurity platform has earned dozens of accolades for seamlessly enhancing the safety, security, and efficiency of OT, IoT, IIoT, BMS, and other CPS.

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Disclosures

Our award-winning Team82 researchers have disclosed more vulnerabilities than any other group. Their findings enhance our platform’s protections and drive security industry-wide.

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Industrial Automation Vendors

The Top 3 automation vendors (Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, and Siemens) invest in, partner with, and are loyal customers of Claroty, further validating our leadership.

Technical Partner Spotlight

Claroty's vast technical ecosystem further expands the capabilities — and ROI — of our aviation customers’ existing security and operational investments. Key technical integration partners include:

Our Products

xDome

Claroty xDome is a highly flexible, modular SaaS-based solution that supports your entire industrial cybersecurity journey.

xDome Secure Access

Claroty xDome Secure Access delivers frictionless, reliable, and secure access for internal and third-party industrial personnel.

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CTD

Claroty Continuous Threat Detection (CTD) is a robust solution that delivers comprehensive cybersecurity controls for industrial environments.

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