Aviation cybersecurity is becoming an urgent priority, as modern aircraft increasingly rely on complex digital systems for navigation, communication, and engine performance. These systems were once isolated, but are now interconnected and vulnerable to cyber threats, ranging from GPS spoofing to ransomware attacks on airline infrastructure. As nation-state actors and criminal groups grow more sophisticated, the aviation sector faces a rapidly expanding attack surface, with life-or-death consequences. Understanding and addressing these risks is essential, not only for passenger safety but for the resilience of global transportation networks.

Serge Christiaans is a former Dutch Air Force pilot with a background in electronic and hybrid warfare. He later flew commercially for Transavia Airlines/KLM (Netherlands) and Scoot/Singapore Airlines (Singapore) and is now the lead instructor and program director at the Singapore-based Aviation Cyber Academy. He joins the podcast with Gregor Vand to discuss the convergence of aviation and cybersecurity, commercial aircraft as a digital attack surface, hybrid warfare, the urgent need for aviation cybersecurity resilience, and much more. For more on Serge, find him at sergechristiaans.aero, or on LinkedIn.

Gregor Vand is a CTO and founder based in Singapore, currently working at the intersection of communication, security, and AI. His latest venture, Wyntk.ai, reimagines what email can be in the AI era. For more on Gregor, find him at van.hk, or on LinkedIn.