Cyberwarfare

ICAO Committee To Tackle Cyber Warfare
February 2, 2013 - 2:40am

During World War II, “Loose Lips Sink Ships” was a familiar slogan on both sides of the Atlantic at a time when German U-boats (U for unterwasserboot, submarine) were wreaking a deadly toll on cargo vessels transporting Allied supplies from North America to the beleaguered British Isles.
ADS-B Vulnerability Remains a Serious Concern
October 3, 2012 - 12:20am

An article in AIN’s September issue addressed concerns that have been raised about the security of the ADS-B system, which is headed for widespread deployment around the world. ADS-B is designed to replace radar as the primary method for surveillance of airborne traffic.
Alarm Sounded as Cyber Attacks on U.S. Defense Base Multiply
August 15, 2011 - 5:05am
At least six U.S. government agencies and 13 defense contractors were victims...

Newly released information on cyber attacks against the U.S. government and defense industry suggest that classified information may have been compromised on a grand scale. Web security company McAfee reported last week that at least six U.S. federal government agencies and 13 defense contractors had been attacked as part of a wider operation that penetrated 72 organizations in 14 countries since at least 2006.
NextGen architects ponder security
August 2, 2010 - 8:50am

Establishing stronger cyber security must become a top national imperative, according to industry and government cyber security specialists at a recent FAA/Air Traffic Control Association Technical Symposium in Atlantic City who described–in understandably guarded terms–the general approach certain government and industry organizations are taking.

ATC System Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
June 2, 2009 - 6:45am

Web applications used in supporting FAA ATC systems are not properly secured to prevent attacks or unauthorized access, warns a report from the DOT Inspector General. The need to protect ATC systems from cyber attack requires enhanced attention because the FAA has increasingly turned toward the use of commercial software and Internet Protocol (IP)-based technologies to modernize ATC systems, according to the OIG.
DOT IG: ATC System Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
May 7, 2009 - 12:17pm

Web applications used in supporting FAA air traffic control systems are not properly secured to prevent attacks or unauthorized access, warns a report released yesterday by the DOT Inspector General.