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GAO report on cybersecurity in Air Traffic Control is outright scary

The fact that the modern aircraft can be controlled from the ground is not widely publicized but known. There was though a lot of controversy, including among specialists, about how much of control could be intercepted by unauthorized 3rd parties. Well, now the extent of the problem is confirmed officially. The U.S. Government Accountability Office ...

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Supply chain: Huawei and ZTE

US House of Representatives published an interesting report about their concerns with Huawei and ZTE, large Chinese telecom equipment providers. The report states openly that there are concerns that the equipment, parts and software may be manipulated by the Chinese government agencies, or on their behalf, in order to conduct military, state and business intelligence. ...

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