FAA Denies Vulnerabilities In New Air Traffic Control System 141
bingbong writes "The FAA's NextGen Air Traffic Control (ATC) modernization plan is at risk of serious security breaches, according to Brad Haines (aka RenderMan). Haines outlined his concerns during a presentation (PDF) he gave at the recent DefCon 20 hacker conference in Las Vegas, explaining that ADS-B signals are unauthenticated and unencrypted, and 'spoofing' (video) or inserting a fake aircraft into the ADS-B system is easy. The FAA isn't worried because the system has been certified and accredited."
maybe they don't use ruggedOS? (Score:5, Funny)
maybe they don't use ruggedOS?
Re:Bad FAA! (Score:5, Funny)
But it was certified! CERRRRRRRRTIFIED! AND it was accredited! Both! At once! What more do you people WANT from us? Geez!
Re:maybe they don't use ruggedOS? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm sure they secured the back panel with the more obscure Torx screws, too.
Re:DOS (Score:5, Funny)
you've taken data OUT of /dev/null?! Don't do it! Put it back in!