Will hackers turn the 787 Dreamliner into a flying nightmare?
Beta News – Do you like airplanes? I know I do. Get me inside an airport terminal and I become glued to the glass watching them move about on the tarmac. Big ones. Small ones. I love them all. And not just from the outside. I love traveling in planes, too.
Security researcher cracks high-security lock used for ATMs, Air Force One, military bases
Boing Boing – At this year’s Defcon Lock Picking Village, Ioactive’s Mike Davis will present a method for cracking high-security locks made by Dormakaba Holding, a Swiss company. The locks are used in very high-stake applications, from security ATMs to Air Force One, as well as guarding classified and sensitive materials on US military bases.
High-security locks for government and banks hacked by researcher
ARY News – Hackers could crack open high-security electronic locks by monitoring their power, allowing thieves to steal cash in automated teller machines, narcotics in pharmacies and government secrets, according to research to be presented Friday at the annual Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas.
A Boeing Code Leak Exposes Security Flaws Deep in a 787’s Guts
WIRED – Late one night last September, security researcher Ruben Santamarta sat in his home office in Madrid and partook in some creative googling, searching for technical documents related to his years-long obsession: the cybersecurity of airplanes.
Boeing 787 On-Board Network Vulnerable to Remote Hacking, Researcher Says
Dark Reading – IOActive industrial cybersecurity expert Ruben Santamarta last fall discovered an Internet-exposed Boeing Co. server housing firmware specifications for the aviation manufacturer’s 787 and 737 airplane networks.
IOActive Becomes a Founding Provider for New Framework from Open Compute Project Foundation to Improve Data Center and Cloud Security Posture