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Why Airlines Are Targeted for Cyberattacks
(SOURCE: MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS ASIA)

Qantas. Hawaiian. WestJet. Air France-KLM. Aeroflot. Each of these airlines has fallen victim to cyberattacks this summer. And according to cyberdefence experts, it's reasonable to expect that airlines will continue to be targets of hackers, both the cybercriminal and state-sponsored varieties.

"If I were a hacker, that's what I would do," said Recep Ozdag, a vice president in the cybersecurity division of Los Angeles-based Keysight Technologies.

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