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Israel Implementing IFF System for Commercial Aircraft

2008-03-10 12:24:29 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...aircraft, designed to differentiate legitimate planes from terrorist-controlled planes The news article implies that it's a basic challenge-and-response system. Ground control issues some kind of alphanumeric challenge to the plane. The pilot types the challenge into some hand-held computer device, and reads back the reply. Authentication is...
 
Tags: commercial aircraft, system, hand-held computer device, device, pin, special distress pin, ground control issues, challenge, news article implies
 
 
 
 
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Hacking the Boeing 787

2008-01-07 12:38:44 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...aircraft systems that provide flight critical functions. Furthermore, 14 CFR regulations and current system safety assessment policy and techniques do not address potential security vulnerabilities that could be caused by unauthorized access to aircraft data buses and servers. Therefore, special conditions are imposed to ensure that security,...
 
Tags: data, airplane data buses, on-board computer networks, networks, systems, control systems, communication systems, control, aircraft data buses
 
 
 
 
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Liquid Bomb

2008-02-26 15:16:05 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...aircraft by passengers The liquids that were mixed to make the explosive cocktail were all contained in bottles of less than 100ml, which is the limit enforced at most airports around the world at present and was introduced shortly after British authorities thwarted an alleged attempt to blow up transatlantic aircraft in August 2006 It blew...
 
Tags: transatlantic aircraft, aircraft, television documentary team, bomb, colourless chemicals, british authorities, explosive cocktail, liquids, passengers
 
 
 
 
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Consumer Reports on Aviation Security and the TSA

2008-01-10 13:58:40 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...aircraft cleaners "broke a fortified door off its hinges by running a heavy snack cart into it on a bet El Al, of course, has double doors. But since the cost is between $5K and $10K per aircraft, the airline industry has fought the measure in the U.S The article also talks about how poor the screeners actually are, but I've covered all that...
 
Tags: security, aviation security, security consultancy, doors, double doors, door, consumer reports, secure door, cockpit doors
 
 
 
 
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From warzones to strip clubs, the truth comes out for a former First Lady and a Pastor.

2008-03-30 20:57:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...aircraft made a tactical landing back in 1996, the pilot of the aircraft had a different memory. Retired Air Force Col. William Changose said that it was not true that they took evasive measures to avoid sniper fire. The Colonel went on to say that: "not only were there no bullets flying, there wasn't even a bumblebee flying around It seems...
 
Tags: senator clinton, sniper fire, avoid sniper fire, role models, war zone, lady, pastor, air force col, persian gulf war
 
 
 
 
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On the road again

2008-03-25 18:14:06 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...aircraft that eventually got airbourne nearly three hours late) because the first aircraft wasn't fit to fly. The purpose of my visit here is to review the information security side of things of our Russian office. I've got a well rehearsed process that covers everything from the server room to the filing cabinets. An on-site visit usually...
 
Tags: on-site visit, visit, information, offer constructive guidance, information security, reveals issues, local hospitality, russian office, hours
 
 
 
 
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European Commission Moves Forward on In-Flight Mobile Plan

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2008-04-07 12:21:42 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...aircraft so that frequency licensing isn't in conflict between ground and in-flight operation Airworthiness is a separate measure that's been addressed by the European Aviation Safety Agency across the EU. The EC took this as an opportunity for push for pan-European telecom rules to avoid having to keep defining rules that have to be adopted...
 
Tags: mhz, mhz band, mhz frequencies, mhz bands, pan-european telecom rules, rules, in-flight service, service, ground stations
 
 
 
 
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Complex Events are Composed of Objects Defined by States

2008-07-15 06:17:30 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...aircraft For example, the direction an airplane is flying is not necessarily an event per se. Also, the amount of fuel on the aircraft at any given moment in time is not necessarily an event either. The same holds true for other components that comprise the object we are modelling. In fact, again depending on how you define event, most of the...
 
Tags: event, defines event, define event, define, complex event, objects, complex events, events, event-objects
 
 
 
 
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Cost/Benefit Analysis of Airline Security

2008-07-21 05:53:15 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...aircraft is not repeated. This effort has come at considerable cost, running in excess of US$6 billion per year for the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) alone. In particular, significant expenditure has been dedicated to two aviation security measures aimed at preventing terrorists from hijacking and crashing an...
 
Tags: cost-effective, cost-effective security measure, cost, cost-effective measure, opportunity cost, cost-benefit analysis, additional cost, cost-benefit assessment, benefit
 
 
 
 
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Leading Travel Writer Reams Out In-Flight Internet

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2008-08-19 09:34:03 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...aircraft certification by Aircell and others He's not very positive about it, because his research shows a mismatch between claims and work. He writes that an unnamed American airline executive is frustrated by the delay in launching the 3-to-6 month pilot on their trans-continental fleet; that Aircell hasn't submitted paperwork for Virgin's...