[PLUG] [OT] Boeing 787 airliner rapped for mile-high hacking risk

[Arun Khan]

A while back, there was a discussion here, on onboard aircraft os high 
availablity and now this:

<quote>
The embarrassing revelation was spotted by Wired in a ‘special 
conditions’ report, in which the FAA asks Boeing to look again at the 
lack of firewalling between the 787’s flight control and in-flight 
entertainment systems, which could allow the former to be accessed by 
passengers.
</quote>

http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=11040

-- Arun Khan