Real-time alerting on cybersecurity attacks targeting aircraft inflight entertainment and communications connectivity systems
AssigneeThales Avionics, Inc.
InventorsArnaud Brun, Nicolas Floquet
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Abstract
A ground-based in-flight entertainment (IFE) security correlation system performs operations to receive heartbeat notifications periodically communicated from an aircraft-based IFE security observability system while in-flight. The operations further generate a security alert notification responsive to detecting failure to receive a heartbeat notification from the aircraft-based IFE security observability system within a threshold time of last receipt of a heartbeat notification. Related aircraft-based IFE security observability systems are disclosed.
Claims24
A ground-based in-flight entertainment (IFE) security correlation system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising to:
- receive heartbeat notifications periodically communicated from an aircraft-based IFE security observability system while in-flight;
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- generate a security alert notification responsive to detecting failure to receive a heartbeat notification from the aircraft-based IFE security observability system within a threshold time of last receipt of a heartbeat notification.
An aircraft-based in-flight entertainment (IFE) security observability system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to perform operations comprising to:
- access a configuration file to identify a set of security log event stream modules to be monitored within at least one of:
- an IFE content server, a passenger display unit, a passenger electronic device, a cabin-crew terminal, a network distribution component, and a satellite connectivity server;
- receive raw event log data through observability data pipelines data from the set of security log event stream modules;
- generate heartbeat notifications periodically communicated to a ground-based IFE security correlation system;
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- generate a security event notification communicated to the ground-based IFE security correlation system, responsive to at least some content of the raw event log data satisfying a forwarding condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.