[Year 12 IT Apps] Data security

[Mark]

It does seem to be somewhat of a poor design choice...

On 16 April 2015 at 14:42, Matheson, Geoff J <
matheson.geoff.j at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

>   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
>
> *[image: 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/
>
>  Or, like, whatever...
>
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>
>  Mark Kelly
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