Cyber Assurance of Security Screening Equipment

Descriptions

The Department for Transport is responsible for the aviation security policy within the UK, ensuring that the measures balance the need for security with the facilitation requirements of passengers. The Department is continually assessing aviation security measures to ensure they mitigate current and potential future threats. Cyber security is a growing issue within the security environment (and beyond), and is becoming more significant in equipment and systems that were previously considered resilient because they were relatively unsophisticated and not networked. Whilst cyber-security is fundamental to the integrity of all security screening equipment, this project focuses on equipment used in central search processes. For the purposes of this project, the scope is limited to vulnerabilities to external attack i.e. it is assumed those with hostile intent do not have legitimate access to systems or equipment.