[Year 12 IT Apps] Data security

[ken price]

Real life imitates art?




On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:

> 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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>> for fun.
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>> money.
>>
>>  Mark Kelly
>>  mark AT vceit DOT com
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Dr Ken Price MACS CP ACCE Professional Associate.
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