Thursday
Room 4
16:20 - 17:20
(UTC+01)
Talk (60 min)
Has your flight been cancelled? You might be eligible for a cybersec session!
On September 19, 2025, many European airports experienced major disruptions in their check-in systems. Flights were cancelled or delayed in Heathrow and other European cities' airports.
The reason was a cyber - related incident that invovled a software for check-in and baggage handling, called Muse. Just days earlier NATO launched operation Eastern Sentry in response to an Article 4 declaration by the Polish government. Is there a connection between these 2 incidents? This session aims to present the circumstances under which the cyberattack took place, who were the victims, the technologies that were affected, what was happening on the international scene and how supply-chain or OT-related attacks on civilian infrastructure are primary objectives for nation-state backed threat actors in times of crisis and conflict.
Konstantinos Fouzas
Last year's bio was a massive hit, so ... I'll change it for no reason! Let's see what this fella has to offer... Konstantinos is a guy who made the jump from the army to - let’s just say – a less stressful life. Eleven years in the Hellenic Armed Forces, with a general specialization in IT and the latest years in cybersecurity, gave him the ticket to his current occupation in Performance Technologies S.A., as a Senior Security Engineer. Offensively oriented, he deals with penetration tests and security assessments both in IT and OT environments, while simultaneously consulting them on security topics. Moreover, he loves sharing knowledge, so he also teaches cybersecurity courses in New York College. Finally, he tries to get his PhD in Cyberwarfare (not so succesfuly until now!).