{"id":6822,"date":"2025-10-24T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T09:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tragento.com\/?p=6822"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T09:49:45","slug":"airports-ports-and-tourism-are-targets-for-hackers-enisa-warns-of-growing-cyber-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tragento.com\/en\/aerodromi-luke-i-turizam-na-meti-hakera-enisa-upozorava-na-rastuce-kiberneticke-prijetnje\/","title":{"rendered":"Airports, ports and tourism in general targeted by hackers: ENISA warns of growing cyber threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Airports, ports and tourism are targets for hackers: ENISA warns of rising cyber threats. In a world where digital connectivity is the foundation of every passenger operation, new European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) report<\/strong><\/a> issues a serious warning: Airports, ports, and transport systems connected to tourism are increasingly becoming targets of cyberattacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report ENISA Threat Landscape 2025<\/em> He analysed almost five thousand incidents across Europe between July 2024 and June 2025. The results show that transport, public administration and digital services<\/strong> among the most vulnerable sectors, while the most attacks are recorded precisely in the area air and sea transport.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hackers are targeting the heart of tourism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Attacks on ports and airports not only threaten infrastructure but also tourism \u2013 a sector that depends on stable transit and passenger confidence.
One of the recent examples was an attack on a technology supplier Collins Aerospace<\/strong>, whose systems were used for passenger check-in at several European airports. By using stolen employee credentials, the hackers paralysed the systems and showed how vulnerable they are interconnected critical infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eye 80 percent of attacks had an ideological background<\/strong>, and among the most active are hacktivist groups targeting institutions and companies connected to the European Union. Such attacks often come in the form of DDoS, phishing campaign or supply chain attacks<\/strong>, where the compromise of one partner can affect the entire chain of tourism services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phishing and artificial intelligence as main attack weapons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This year's European Cybersecurity Month is dedicated precisely to Phishingu<\/strong>, the most common entry vector for attacks. ENISA states that nearly 60 percent of cyber incidents begin with phishing<\/strong> \u2013 from emails and SMS messages to attacks via QR codes and artificial intelligence.
And are increasingly being used deepfake technologies<\/strong>, which create a false identity or video message from a manager with the aim of defrauding employees. By the beginning of 2025, more than 80 percent of global social engineering cases<\/strong> It had elements generated by artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New European rules bring greater responsibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Directive NIS2<\/strong>, which has already been incorporated into national legislative frameworks, lays down stricter requirements for public and private entities<\/strong> who manage critical infrastructure \u2013 including transport systems.
Under the new rules, Responsibility for security is no longer just technical<\/strong>, but also management. Board members must personally ensure compliance with legislation and can be held responsible for failures in protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For airports, ports, but also their partners in tourism, this means that security is becoming a strategic priority<\/strong>, and not just an IT issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tourism needs a culture of prevention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Experts warn that cybersecurity in tourism is not just technical data protection, but also Passenger trust survey.<\/strong> A successful attack can ruin a destination's reputation and disrupt traffic during peak season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is necessary to strengthen prevention culture<\/strong> \u2013 through employee education, test attack simulations, and the establishment of crisis plans.
\u201eA company managing passenger or booking data should not think will<\/em> to be meta, rather than when<\/em>\u201cexperts point out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key messages for the tourism sector in the Southeast Europe region<\/h3>\n\n\n\n