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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.

    1. Re:That's enough! by bobbied · · Score: 4, Insightful

      how about we just make it a crime punishable by 20 years for any IT professional to hook sensitive computers to the internet.

      Even if the PHB makes you do it?

      In my experience, it's not the IT guy that is responsible, it's the PHB who doesn't understand the risks, doesn't take the IT guy's advice or provide the necessary resources to do the job safely, they just want it done NOW!

      --
      "File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101
  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. Poland by zlives · · Score: 5, Insightful

    probably should declare war on terrorism or just fire the guy who tripped over the switch's power cord, causing network loss... yes this statement has the same veracity without details.