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Cyberattack Grounds Planes In Poland

Posted by Soulskill on from the upgrade-your-ICE dept.

itwbennett writes: While the alleged hacking of in-flight systems has been much discussed recently, "there are many more areas of vulnerability to address in the aviation industry," says Tim Erlin of security firm Tripwire. "Like most industries today, aviation relies on a wide variety of interconnected systems, from air traffic control to reservations systems." Case in point: LOT Polish Airlines was forced to cancel 10 flights scheduled to depart from Warsaw's Chopin airport on Sunday after hackers attacked its ground computer systems.

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  1. That's enough! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    No more general purpose computers for the public! Appliances are enough for the ordinary citizens. We also need a programmers' register so that anyone developing software may be audited at any moment. Possession of programming tools without authorization must be punished with a 10 years sentence at a minimum. No debate.

  2. Soviet-era edit by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 4, Funny

    >> Cyberattack Grounds Planes In Poland

    I'm old enough to have skimmed that as: "Cyberattack Grounds Poland's Plane"

  3. Re:Winged cavalry at calvary. by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 2, Funny

    >> The polish are arming themselves to teeth

    Q: How do you stop a Polish army on horseback?
    A: Turn off the carousel.