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On the Security of Aircraft Communication Networks

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Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS 2017)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNSC,volume 10707))

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Modern aircraft now rely on complex navigation systems and communication networks which must be highly reliable in order to allow air travel to remain one of the safest modes of transportation. This article presents a high level description of those systems and introduces the different security threats which could affect them.

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  1. Polytechnique Montreal, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada

    Paul Berthier, Corentin Bresteau & José Fernandez

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Correspondence to Paul Berthier .

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  1. ENEA “Casaccia” and Network of Networks - Netonets, Rome, Italy

    Gregorio D'Agostino

  2. CNR - Institute for Complex Systems (ISC), Rome, Italy

    Antonio Scala

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Berthier, P., Bresteau, C., Fernandez, J. (2018). On the Security of Aircraft Communication Networks. In: D'Agostino, G., Scala, A. (eds) Critical Information Infrastructures Security. CRITIS 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10707. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99843-5_25

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