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FAA: Boeing's New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack
by Decius at 1:42 pm EST, Jan 6, 2008 |
Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane's control systems, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, navigation and communication systems, an FAA report reveals.
Dec0de says: How f*#king stupid can people be? Well, lets see: Gunter wouldn't go into detail about how Boeing is tackling the issue but says it is employing a combination of solutions that involves some physical separation of the networks, known as "air gaps," and software firewalls. Gunter also mentioned other technical solutions, which she said are proprietary and didn't want to discuss in public. "There are places where the networks are not touching, and there are places where they are," she said.
What?! Either the networks are connected or they are not. There is no middle ground. This isn't some enterprise network where you've got to have connectivity and you put in a firewall but every once in a while a virus outbreak happens anyway and you loose a day. This is an airplane. One virus outbreak on your internal network and you kill a lot of people. Conclusion: REAL, REAL f*#king stupid! |
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RE: FAA: Boeing's New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack
by k at 9:58 am EST, Jan 7, 2008 |
Decius wrote: Gunter wouldn't go into detail about how Boeing is tackling the issue but says it is employing a combination of solutions that involves some physical separation of the networks, known as "air gaps," and software firewalls. Gunter also mentioned other technical solutions, which she said are proprietary and didn't want to discuss in public. "There are places where the networks are not touching, and there are places where they are," she said.
What?! Either the networks are connected or they are not. There is no middle ground. This isn't some enterprise network where you've got to have connectivity and you put in a firewall but every once in a while a virus outbreak happens anyway and you loose a day. This is an airplane. One virus outbreak on your internal network and you kill a lot of people. Conclusion: REAL, REAL f*#king stupid!
Agreed, this is completely insane. On the other hand, I'm sure abaddon would love to fly his own 747, and now he can! Might not be worth the trip to guantanamo however. |
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Boeing's New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack
by possibly noteworthy at 11:09 am EST, Jan 6, 2008 |
Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane's control systems, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, navigation and communication systems, an FAA report reveals.
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FAA: Boeing's New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack
by dc0de at 1:12 pm EST, Jan 6, 2008 |
Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane's control systems, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, navigation and communication systems, an FAA report reveals.
How f*#king stupid can people be? How about we put the controls for all of the nuclear power plants on the Internet? Oh, wait, we've already done that! grrrr, just makes me want to give up. |
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