On 17/03/2014 10:48 AM, Jan Whitaker wrote: > We've talked before about the vulnerability of > SCADA systems in the energy/utility sector. This > potential on an aircraft is downright scary. > > Missing Malaysia Airlines flight could have > fallen victim to world's first 'cyber-hijack' > March 17, 2014 - 9:42AM > Deborah Gough > http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-could-have-fallen-victim-to-worlds-first-cyberhijack-20140316-hvji3.html
Without commenting on any of the claims involving the problem in general or the disappearance of MH370: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/04/10/researcher-says-hes-found-hackable-flaws-in-airplanes-navigation-systems/ 'Spokespeople for the EASA, FAA and Rockwell Collins all echo Honeywell’s statement that while Teso’s attack works on PC simulation software, it wouldn’t give him control of a real plane’s certified flight management system.' 'The FAA: “The FAA is aware that a German information technology consultant has alleged he has detected a security issue with the Honeywell NZ-2000 Flight Management System (FMS) using only a desktop computer. The FAA has determined that the hacking technique described during a recent computer security conference does not pose a flight safety concern because it does not work on certified flight hardware. The described technique cannot engage or control the aircraft’s autopilot system using the FMS or prevent a pilot from overriding the autopilot. Therefore, a hacker cannot obtain “full control of an aircraft” as the technology consultant has claimed.”' http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/11/tech/mobile/phone-hijack-plane/index.html 'Teso says he developed SIMON in a way that makes it work only in virtual environments, not on actual aircraft.' 'Teso told the crowd that he used flight-management hardware that he bought on eBay and publicly available flight-simulator software that contains at least some of the same computer coding as real flight software.' -- Regards brd Bernard Robertson-Dunn Sydney Australia email: [email protected] web: www.drbrd.com web: www.problemsfirst.com Blog: www.problemsfirst.com/blog _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
