Cyber attack prompts security review at YLW

The hacking of in-terminal public messaging systems at Kelowna’s airport has prompted an overall review of security operations at YLW.

But airport officials say people shouldn’t be unduly concerned about the bizarre episode in which Hamas propaganda blared from the public address speakers and was shown on screens that normally display flight information.

“We’re operating normally and we’re running a safe operation,” YLW manager Sam Samaddar said Wednesday in an interview. “In this case, there was no threat to public safety.

“Will we learn from this? Absolutely. We’ll continue to get to the root cause of this as we carry through our investigation and work with our partners,” he said. “And we’ll continue to look at ways to tighten up our security protocols. There’s always a learning exper