YLW provides update on cyber security incident

Yesterday, public displays in our terminal building, limited to the flight information display screen and public address system, were accessed by a third party to display unauthorized messaging. Our team was able to remove the messaging from systems in the terminal building within a matter of minutes. All affected systems were isolated and verified before being restored late last night.

The cyber security incident was limited to a cloud-based third party software provider. Airport systems are segregated to protect cyber security incidents from migrating from one network to another.

A joint threat risk assessment was completed with RCMP and Transport Canada, and the messaging displayed was not deemed to be a direct threat towards the travelling public. To analyze the root cause, we are continuing to work with Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Transport Canada.

Updates will continue to be provided on ylw.kelowna.ca/updates.