[LINK] Boeing works to protect Dreamliner from hackers

Brendan Scott brendansweb at optusnet.com.au
Mon Jan 14 14:54:33 AEDT 2008


Antony Barry wrote:
> Gawd! What next....
> 
> Boeing works to protect Dreamliner from hackers
> 
> Posted Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:12pm AEDT
> 
> The American aviation giant Boeing says it is doing everything necessary
> to ensure that its newest passenger plane - the 787 Dreamliner - is safe
> from computer hackers.
> 
> Passengers on board the airliner will be offered in-flight access to the
> internet, prompting fears that critical information in the plane's data
> systems could be inadvertently or deliberately corrupted.
> 
> The US Federal Aviation Administration says it is working closely with
> Boeing to ensure the plane's electronic controls are not vulnerable.
> 
> <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/10/2135999.htm>

air gap?

so to speak...





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