A new report from Avinode Group, Framework of Trust: Security & Compliance in Business Aviation, highlights a growing gap between the sensitivity of the data handled across business aviation and the security controls commonly used to protect it. Password-only access, shared accounts, and fragmented identity management remain widespread, despite the high expectations of privacy, discretion, and reliability placed on the industry.
The report makes clear that what may once have been considered good enough security no longer meets today’s cyber threat.
“Business aviation runs on trust, discretion, and time-critical operations. But digital defenses have not kept pace. Security and compliance are no longer supporting functions. They are leadership responsibilities.”
Oliver King, CEO, Avinode Group
The report applies well-established cybersecurity realities, such as the prevalence of credential-based attacks and insider risk, to how business aviation systems are commonly designed and operated today. It outlines where the industry is falling behind other sectors and defines the foundational controls that now represent the minimum acceptable baseline.
The report explores:
- Why credential theft creates outsized risk in business aviation
- How outdated access models increase exposure to breaches and insider misuse
- Why cybersecurity has become an operational risk leadership must actively own
- Why independent standards such as SOC 2 matter more than internal policies alone
- What raising the security baseline looks like without slowing business operations
The report also explains how Avinode Group aligns its platform and internal processes with these expectations through audited, repeatable controls, including SOC 2 Type II compliance.
“Trust can’t be claimed. It has to be proven.”
Noel Trout, CTO, Avinode Group
Framework of Trust: Security & Compliance in Business Aviation is available now.
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Avinode Group is a trusted leader in developing digital solutions for the business aviation industry. Avinode’s mission is to bring innovation, efficiency, and transparency to the aviation sector, helping companies navigate a rapidly changing landscape.