South Africa Seeks Help After Cyberattack Targets Air Traffic Control

The report underscores how cyberattacks on air traffic control can quickly become a national and business continuity issue, threatening safety, airport operations, and confidence in critical infrastructure. For CIOs and technology leaders, it highlights the need to treat aviation and other essential operational systems as high-risk environments that require stronger segmentation, rapid recovery capabilities, and coordinated incident response across IT and operational technology teams.