AIA Announces First Cyber Security Standard

National Aerospace Standard NAS9924, “Cyber Security Baseline” provides guidance that benefits the aerospace and defense suppliers of all capability levels by giving the supply chain a base line of standard practices they can follow to better protect their information system infrastructures from cyber threats.

“We’re very proud to announce this first National Aerospace Standard on cyber security,” says AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. “It will benefit the entire industry through education and increasing security throughout the supply chain. As our nation’s leaders work to counter increasing cyber security challenges, industry looks forward to supporting their efforts and assuring we remain Second to None in the cyber domain as well as in aerospace.”

The new standard provides information for companies to assess themselves on their information technology security practices and helps them determine their preparedness for cyber threat risk management for their customers while assessing the risks presented by their own suppliers.