Aviation organisations — airlines, airports, MRO providers, and ANSPs — operate at the intersection of safety-critical OT (flight operations systems, ATC, baggage handling) and highly regulated IT (passenger data, reservations, crew management), requiring Zero Trust architecture to bridge the IT/OT divide without introducing unacceptable latency or availability risk. TSA cybersecurity directives issued following the Colonial Pipeline attack have extended mandatory reporting and access-control requirements to airport and aircraft operator systems, accelerating Zero Trust adoption across the sector.
Related: Zero Trust for OT · PNT · SCADA · IEC-62443 · Ports