Airlines is a critical, highly regulated industry sector with complex operational ecosystems (aircraft, ground services, passenger experience, and extensive vendor networks).
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Airlines is a critical, highly regulated industry sector with complex operational ecosystems (aircraft, ground services, passenger experience, and extensive vendor networks). The article centers on shadow IT driving blind spots in security, expanding attack surfaces and hindering visibility into assets, which elevates risk to passenger data, payments, and flight operations in this sector.
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- How shadow IT leaves every industry in the dark — Csoonline · November 14, 2025