Collin's Aerospace Cyberattack Disrupts Multiple European Airports in 2025

Recent cyber incidents highlight the evolving threat landscape in cybersecurity, emphasizing the shift from traditional perimeter defenses to zero-trust models that continuously verify every access attempt to limit damage from inevitable breaches. The complexity of modern infrastructure, including legacy systems and interconnected supply chains, makes immediate zero-trust adoption challenging, often resulting in hybrid environments vulnerable to attacks, as seen in the Collins Aerospace ransomware incident that disrupted multiple European airports. Researchers at FIU have developed SHIELD, a defensive technology that detects and counters drone cyberattacks mid-flight, addressing growing security concerns as drone use expands commercially. In response to increasing cyber threats to mission-critical systems, Mercury Systems and Nightwing have partnered to integrate advanced cyber resiliency and anti-tamper technologies into hardware used by government and military customers, aiming to protect against diverse attack vectors including supply chain compromises. Collectively, these developments underscore the critical need for incremental security strategies, continuous risk assessment, and vendor security visibility to enhance resilience in an era of sophisticated cyber threats.