On Jan 5, 12:55*pm, Larry Dighera wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 13:21:29 -0500, "John T"
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message

How naïve of Bowing to think that there computer is not hackable:

I missed the part where Boeing claimed the computers were not hackable, but
your document did reveal "Boeing has been working on the issue with the FAA
for a number of years already." Seems to be hardly a headline - unless the
reader is an Airbus fan.

As a professional in the computer business, you should know that there
are virtually no computer systems that are not vulnerable to security
compromise. *Connecting the cabin entertainment computer system to the
flight control computer is just plane ignorant. *It's akin to the
residents of Iowa choosing a candidate that rejects Darwin's theory of
evolution to lead our country. *Please cite a credible reason why the
in-flight entertainment computer system can't be isolated, and not
connected to other systems aboard the aircraft. *There is none.

I'm no Airbus fan, but I believe the corruption within Boeing's
management that was exposed and prosecuted during Boeing's attempt to
lease air refueling tankers to the USAF recently speaks volumes about
Bowing management's cluelessness. *

Based on the article, it sounds like the passenger system and the
aircraft control system share some network infrastructure. I'm sure
they will place firewalls between them, but I think it would be a lot
safer to physically separate them. Of course that would probably cost
more money and add complexity. But if I was a pilot of a 787, I
wouldn't want even the ghost of a chance for a passenger to get access
the flight control systems.

BTW, I'm not an Airbus fan. I support Boeing since they are an
American company. But I am a computer geek and I don't really trust
network firewalls to be unhackable.

Phil