Cybersecurity Exercises for
Airports & Transportation
TSA cybersecurity directives require demonstrated incident response capability. We test your ability to protect operational technology, coordinate across agencies, and maintain passenger safety.
Exercises designed for the multi-stakeholder complexity of transportation — airlines, airport authorities, TSA requirements, FAA coordination, and OT systems that can't go offline.
Challenges
The challenges you're facing
Why airports & transportation organizations are investing in structured exercise programs.
TSA cybersecurity directives require action
TSA Security Directives (SD-1580/82-2022-01) require pipeline and surface transportation operators to implement cybersecurity practices including incident response plan testing. Airport operators face increasing expectations.
Multi-stakeholder environments complicate response
Airports involve airlines, concessionaires, TSA, CBP, FAA, and local law enforcement — all sharing infrastructure. A cyber incident affecting one stakeholder can cascade across the entire facility.
OT systems control physical safety
Baggage handling, access control, HVAC, fire suppression, and airfield lighting systems are increasingly connected. Compromising these systems has immediate physical safety implications.
Passenger experience and public confidence
Flight delays, security screening disruptions, and system outages generate immediate media coverage and public concern. Crisis communication is inseparable from incident response.
Threat Landscape
Threats targeting your sector
Real adversary tactics we test against in every engagement.
Airport OT System Compromise
Attacks targeting baggage handling, access control, passenger information displays, or airfield operations systems. Tests operational continuity and safety decisions.
Ransomware with Multi-Tenant Impact
Ransomware that spreads across shared airport infrastructure — affecting airlines, ground handlers, and airport authority systems simultaneously.
Access Control System Attack
Compromise of physical access control systems — badge systems, secure area access, or credential management. Tests security response when physical and cyber converge.
Airline Reservation / Operations Attack
Attacks targeting flight operations, crew scheduling, or reservation systems — testing coordination between airline and airport response teams.
Data Breach & Passenger Information
Exfiltration of passenger data, employee records, or security-sensitive facility information. Tests notification requirements and regulatory coordination.
Coordinated Physical-Cyber Attack
Combined cyber disruption and physical security threat — testing your ability to coordinate multiple response protocols simultaneously.
Scenarios
Example exercise scenarios
Custom-designed for airports & transportation environments. Every scenario is MITRE ATT&CK-mapped.
Ransomware encrypts airport authority network — baggage handling, flight displays, and access control affected
Attacker compromises physical access control system — secure area badge access can no longer be verified
Airline reservation system outage during peak travel — manual check-in required for 50+ flights
Nation-state actor establishes persistence in airfield operations network — detected by TSA tip
Coordinated cyberattack during major weather event — flight operations and emergency coordination impacted
Third-party ground handler breach compromises shared network infrastructure across multiple airlines
Phishing campaign targets airport authority IT staff — VPN credentials compromised
HVAC/building management system compromise during extreme heat — terminal operations at risk
Why Us
Why airports & transportation organizations choose us
We understand multi-stakeholder transportation environments — exercises coordinate across airlines, airport authority, TSA, and law enforcement
TSA cybersecurity directive alignment — exercise documentation satisfies regulatory requirements
OT-focused scenarios that test baggage handling, access control, and airfield operations incident response
Scenarios built from real attacks on transportation infrastructure and CISA advisories
We test the coordination decisions: who leads response, when to notify TSA, when to ground flights
Multi-agency crisis simulations that practice the coordination gaps most airports have never tested
Methodology built on national special-event cyber readiness practice — including venue and transportation coordination — adapted for airports, transit, ports, and rail
Deliverables satisfy cybersecurity implementation plan requirements and board governance expectations
Pricing
Engagement options
Start where your organization is. Build from there.
Cyber Readiness Assessment
First structured exercise with full capability assessment.
Schedule Scoping CallOperational Cyber Resilience Program
Maturity scoring, playbook recommendations, executive accountability.
Schedule Scoping CallEnterprise Cyber Crisis Simulation
Full-day executive crisis simulation with remediation roadmap.
Schedule Scoping CallReady to test your transportation system's cyber resilience?
A 30-minute scoping call is all it takes. We'll learn your environment and design an exercise that builds real operational readiness.
Schedule Scoping Call