Emerging Threats
In the digital world we live in today cyber-attacks are a growing problem. According to IBM, "A cyberattack is a deliberate attempt to gain unauthorized access to a computer network, computer system or digital device. The goal is to steal, expose, alter, disable or destroy data, applications or other assets.", (IBM 2025). Cyber-attacks are an evolving threat that take innovation solutions to prevent them. Layers of security can be used to mitigate cyber-security attacks by providing a multi-step approach to mitigating them. Regulatory responses and modernization efforts in the form of creating a new air traffic control system by 2028, which involves replacing outdated copper wire with fiberoptic cable, wireless and satellite links at over 4,600 ATC sites and creating six new ATC centers, (Davies 2025). The Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system is also being updated, it will be able to broadcast close to real-time data and is secured in the cloud. The FAA issued special conditions...