tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post3467176645794454225..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Hack the Boeing 787 Dreamlinercarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-17456304113964129152008-04-05T19:51:00.000-04:002008-04-05T19:51:00.000-04:00Flying is getting scarier and scarier. I am going ...Flying is getting scarier and scarier. I am going on an 8 hour light in a couple of weeks. Not on te Dreamliner though. Michele sent me.Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021041066225678236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-16155931405856453502008-04-05T17:57:00.000-04:002008-04-05T17:57:00.000-04:00Carmi, whatever would we do without you to keep us...Carmi, whatever would we do without you to keep us updated on the world of computers? I wouldn't fly on that, and I bet Michele wouldn't either!!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-62494403184983280502008-04-05T13:30:00.000-04:002008-04-05T13:30:00.000-04:00My dad designed aircraft components for McDonnell-...My dad designed aircraft components for McDonnell-Douglas including the radars for the F-4 Phantom and F-15 Eagle. He also did internal navigation for the Mercury and Gemini spacecrafts.<BR/><BR/>Among his favorite maxims was this:<BR/><BR/>"Redundancy, Redundancy, Redundancy. Again, I say 'Redundancy.'"<BR/><BR/>One would hope the current engineers at Boeing have not forgotten that maxim.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-36624573286558522832008-04-05T13:15:00.000-04:002008-04-05T13:15:00.000-04:00I doubt that I would fly on that plane - it's doub...I doubt that I would fly on that plane - it's doubtful that I would fly on any plane. I hate flying!<BR/><BR/>It hit me reading this post (even though I've read tons of other posts where you share about your interviews, etc) - that you really are an important person in the business world! How cool is that - that you are also my friend!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188797432417336539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-51608464649130094122008-04-05T11:53:00.000-04:002008-04-05T11:53:00.000-04:00I first thought on reading that they'd connected a...I first thought on reading that they'd connected all 3 networks together : "why would they do that ? passengers have no need to see flight data ?" But then I remembered being on a Trans-Atlantic flight watching the little plane icon move. I think that'll be why they've put that connection in.<BR/><BR/>I think it would depend on what protocols they're using over each network for whether or not hacking is a practical possibility. If they're not using TCP/IP, then you'd have to have unusual software on the laptop to hack the flight related network.<BR/><BR/>You'd need a little insider information to get knowledge of the proprietary message structures in use but it would still be possible to mimic those, especially given time on the aircraft with a network logger.<BR/><BR/>It's also curious they use the term "physical connection" in an age where wi-fi is becoming the norm. Maybe the security teaching people haven't fully caught on there ...<BR/><BR/>I agree with Ezor - best firewall is 6 inches of air, without wi-fi ;-)Sleepypetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143274290029186546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-36668617060997628532008-04-05T11:06:00.000-04:002008-04-05T11:06:00.000-04:00Since I have already decided I am going to die on ...Since I have already decided I am going to die on a China Eastern flight I would fly the 787 (assuming it wasn't flown by them).<BR/><BR/>What disturbs me most is that not one of these engineers said "hey, maybe it's not such a good idea to put all our eggs in 1 basket"CAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400575634751170674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-73558282427330657162008-04-05T05:30:00.000-04:002008-04-05T05:30:00.000-04:00The Dreamliner doesn't sound too dreamy!Michele se...The Dreamliner doesn't sound too dreamy!<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me here.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.com