U.S., May 6 -- Airlines are heavily dependent on interconnected systems ranging from reservations to in-flight entertainment to flight operations and aircraft communications. This puts the airline industry in a position of being particularly careful of cybersecurity with hundreds of passengers flying at 35,000 feet on approximately 100,000 flights every day.

Airline cybersecurity involves the practices, technologies, and policies in place that are designed to protect against cyber threats from the aircraft itself to reservations and ticketing.

From the Ground Up Starting at ground level, airports and airline offices use a wide range of IT systems to implement air services, from flight planning to baggage handling to air traffic control....