[Year 12 IT Apps] Data security

[Matheson, Geoff J]

So running my mobile phone represents a risk to the security of the navigational equipment, but not having passenger Wi-Fi on the same network as the plane? That’s pretty special.


Geoff Matheson
Leading Teacher: Teaching and Learning Coach
[cid:3392357119_3062448]

From: Mark
Reply-To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Date: Thursday, 16 April 2015 2:35 pm
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Data security

Ho hum. This may be my last news post for a while.
People don't seem interested in them, and I have so many other cats to kick.

Hackers Could Commandeer New Planes Through Passenger Wi-Fi
Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, as well as Airbus A350 and A380 aircraft, have Wi-Fi passenger networks that use the same network as the avionics systems of the planes, raising the possibility that a hacker could hijack the navigation system or commandeer the plane through the in-plane network, according to the US Government Accountability Office, which released a report about the planes today...

www.wired.com/2015/04/hackers-commandeer-new-planes-passenger-wi-fi/<http://www.wired.com/2015/04/hackers-commandeer-new-planes-passenger-wi-fi/>

Or, like, whatever...

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A nerd is someone whose life revolves around computers and technology for fun.
A geek is someone whose life revolves around computers and technology for money.

Mark Kelly
mark AT vceit DOT com
http://vceit.com



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