John Edwards, Assistant Director – Security, IATA, Switzerland

Speaker Biograghy: John has over 30 years' experience in commercial aviation, having held management positions in a range of areas including: airline customer services, operations, station management, safety, investigations and security. He spent the majority of his career at British Airways, and has worked for IATA for nearly eight years. His most recent experience includes cargo security, secure freight, SmartS (previously Checkpoint of the Future), capacity building and cyber security.


Day 2 - 26 March
Session:
IATA Day


16:25 - 17:00 - Cyber security – an airport and airline perspective
Synopsis: The issue of cyber security is relatively new to aviation but is no less of a real threat. This session will focus on targets, risks and mitigation in the context of airport operations, airport-airline connectivity, passenger issues and potential impacts on safety and operations.

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