Aviation & transport
Shared third-party platforms are a single point of failure for whole airports.
Check-in and departure control, booking, baggage, and ground systems lean heavily on shared third-party platforms and their software dependencies. When one common component fails, the disruption is immediate and public across every operator that uses it.
The software underneath
- Check-in and departure-control systems
- Booking, baggage, and ground-handling software
- Shared common-use passenger platforms
- Crew, flight-planning, and maintenance systems
The Collins Aerospace MUSE attack
September 2025Ransomware hit Collins Aerospace's MUSE common-use check-in and boarding platform, forcing a return to manual processing at hubs including London Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin. More than 100 flights were disrupted, and check-in and baggage systems were offline for days. The EU cybersecurity agency ENISA confirmed it as a ransomware incident.
One shared third-party platform became the single point of failure for multiple major airports at once.
NIS2
Transport operators are essential entities under NIS2, with supply-chain security obligations covering their suppliers and software.
Know your components
Resolve and inventory the dependencies underneath the platforms you run, so a shared component's risk is visible.
Match your stack against advisories
Cross-reference every component against public vulnerability data, so a known CVE in a shared platform cannot sit unnoticed.
Fix before release
Turn an unaddressed critical dependency into a version bump or a replacement, so the fix lands before you ship.
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