Method and system for on-board cyber (information) security appliance and applications to detect, manage and optionally mitigate cyber security events and /or anomalies on aircraft networks

1. A cyber security detection and alert system for monitoring, detecting, and warning cyber security events on aircraft networks, comprising:

a cyber security system physically deposed on-board an aircraft using advanced machine learning, the cyber security system including a processor, memory, operating system, and network interface, the memory including operations that when executed by the processor, cause the operating system to:

load normal aircraft operating parameters and thresholds, including a network map of devices that include switches, end points, and access points;

learn what aircraft operating parameters and thresholds are considered normal both inflight and on ground, including learning which devices communicate with each other, at what frequency the devices communicate with each other, and during what phase of flight the devices communicate with each other;

monitor all network devices for network activity data and sending the network activity data in real time to the cyber security detection and alert system;

analyze the network activity data for cyber security events and determine if normal operating parameters or pre-set thresholds have been exceeded; and

warn flight operators and recommend corrective action, wherein the system monitors all network devices, analyzes the network activity data, and warns flight operators and recommends corrective action without transmitting or receiving any data on or off the aircraft;

access a quarantine system, wherein when the quarantine system is enabled, the system quarantines the detected cyber security event, warns a flight crew via visual and aural annunciations, and implements one or more corrective actions;

wherein the system is a two mode system with a ground mode that prioritizes network activities associated with ground operations and an air mode that prioritizes network activities associated with flight safety and aircraft control.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cyber security detection and alert system monitors the on-board aircraft networks for suspicious or anomalous events.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein cyber security detection and alert system includes a kill switch component that enables an operator to quickly power off the cyber security detection and alert system in an emergency safety or flight control situation.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cyber security detection and alert system does not include transmissions with any ground-based system to implement cybersecurity detection.

5. A method of monitoring, detecting, and warning of cyber security events on aircraft networks using a cyber security detection and alert system, comprising:

accessing an on-board cyber security system using advanced machine learning, the cyber security system including a processor, memory, operating system, and network interface, the memory including operations that when executed by the processor, cause the operating system to:

loading normal aircraft operating parameters and thresholds, including a network map of devices that include switches, end points, and access points;

learning what aircraft operating parameters and thresholds are considered normal both inflight and on ground, including learning which devices communicate with each other, at what frequency the devices communicate with each other, and during what phase of flight the devices communicate with each other;

monitoring all network devices for network activity data and sending the network activity data in real time to the cyber security detection and alert system;

analyzing the network activity data for cyber security events and determine if normal operating parameters or pre-set thresholds have been exceeded;

warning flight operators and recommend corrective action, wherein the system monitors all network devices, analyzes the network activity data, and warns flight operators and recommends corrective action without transmitting or receiving any data on or off the aircraft; and

accessing a quarantine system, wherein when the quarantine system is not enabled, the system warns the flight crew via visual and aural annunciations of detected cyber security events, but does not implement one or more corrective actions;

wherein the system is a two mode system with a ground mode that prioritizes network activities associated with ground operations and an air mode that prioritizes network activities associated with flight safety and aircraft control.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising: monitoring the on-board aircraft networks for suspicious or anomalous events.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising: providing a kill switch component that enables an operator to quickly power off the cyber security detection and alert system in an emergency safety or flight control situation.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the cyber security detection and alert system does not include transmissions with any ground-based system to implement cybersecurity detection.

9. A cyber security detection and mitigation system for monitoring, detecting, and warning cyber security events on aircraft networks, comprising:

a cyber security system physically deposed on-board an aircraft using advanced machine learning, the cyber security system including a processor, memory, operating system, and network interface, the memory including operations that when executed by the processor, cause the operating system to:

load normal aircraft operating parameters and thresholds, including a network map of devices that include switches, end points, and access points;

learn what aircraft operating parameters and thresholds are considered normal both inflight and on ground, including learning which devices communicate with each other, at what frequency the devices communicate with each other, and during what phase of flight the devices communicate with each other;

monitor all network devices for network activity data and sending the network activity data in real time to the cyber security detection and mitigation system;

analyze the network activity data for cyber security events and determine if normal operating parameters or pre-set thresholds have been exceeded;

access a quarantine system, wherein when the quarantine system is enabled, the system quarantines the detected cyber security event, and warns a flight crew via visual and aural annunciations; and

implement one or more suggested corrective actions including quarantining the cyber security events occurring on-board the aircraft while in flight,

wherein the system monitors all network devices, analyzes the network activity data, and implements one or more suggested corrective actions without transmitting or receiving any data on or off the aircraft.

10. A method of monitoring, detecting, and warning of cyber security events on aircraft networks using a cyber security detection and mitigation system, comprising:

accessing an on-board cyber security system using advanced machine learning, the cyber security system including a processor, memory, operating system, and network interface, the memory including operations that when executed by the processor, cause the operating system to:

loading normal aircraft operating parameters and thresholds, including a network map of devices that include switches, end points, and access points;

learning what aircraft operating parameters and thresholds are considered normal both inflight and on ground, including learning which devices communicate with each other, at what frequency the devices communicate with each other, and during what phase of flight the devices communicate with each other;

monitoring all network devices for network activity data and sending the network activity data in real time to the cyber security detection and mitigation system;

analyzing the network activity data for cyber security events and determine if normal operating parameters or pre-set thresholds have been exceeded; and

accessing a quarantine system, wherein when the quarantine system is not enabled, the system warns the flight crew via visual and aural annunciations of detected cyber security events, but does not implement one or more corrective actions;

wherein the system monitors all network devices, analyzes the network activity data, and implements one or more suggested corrective actions without transmitting or receiving any data on or off the aircraft.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cyber security detection and alert system includes two independent network monitoring systems, one network monitoring system for Network A that receives all network traffic and one network monitoring system for Network B that also receives all network traffic, and wherein the cyber security detection and alert system further includes a system comparator that evaluates any differences in detected events on Network A and Network B, and acts as a final authority as to what warnings, corrective actions, or both are presented to the operator.

12. The method of claim 5 , wherein the cyber security detection and alert system includes two independent network monitoring systems, one network monitoring system for Network A that receives all network traffic and one network monitoring system for Network B that also receives all network traffic, and wherein the cyber security detection and alert system further includes a system comparator that evaluates any differences in detected events on Network A and Network B, and acts as a final authority as to what warnings, corrective actions, or both are presented to the operator.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the cyber security detection and alert system includes two independent network monitoring systems, one network monitoring system for Network A that receives all network traffic and one network monitoring system for Network B that also receives all network traffic, and wherein the cyber security detection and alert system further includes a system comparator that evaluates any differences in detected events on Network A and Network B, and acts as a final authority as to what warnings, corrective actions, or both are presented to the operator.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the cyber security detection and alert system includes two independent network monitoring systems, one network monitoring system for Network A that receives all network traffic and one network monitoring system for Network B that also receives all network traffic, and wherein the cyber security detection and alert system further includes a system comparator that evaluates any differences in detected events on Network A and Network B, and acts as a final authority as to what warnings, corrective actions, or both are presented to the operator.