The purpose of the audit is to test all deployed safeguards to identify any weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers to infiltrate the company’s IT or ICS. Airbus Defence and Space cyber teams are checking the infrastructures, wired and wireless network access, services and applications, so as to uncover all potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers to infiltrate PCs, plant malware and eventually breach the system. The hackers’ aim usually is to bury deeper and deeper into the system so that they are able to gain control, extract data and/or inflict maximum damage on the targeted company.
Guy Meguer, General Manager in Middle East for CyberSecurity at Airbus Defence and Space, said: “For several years, this region has been targeted by wide-scale cyber attacks, for espionage or sabotage means, resulting in serious damage caused to companies and facilities. That is why our CyberSecurity experts have developed a systematic audit process to find any potential vulnerabilities. As a next step, we offer our latest technology solution, named Keelback, capable of identifying cyber attacks, to provide continuous monitoring and immediate alarms, and if need be to stop intrusions.”
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe’s number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.
