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Old January 8th 08, 04:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Heath Roberts
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Default Boeing's New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack

On Jan 5, 1:55 pm, Larry Dighera wrote:

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.


IFE's gotta have power, no? What if they hack the flight controls
through that? (Hey, I personally *saw* it happen in a movie)