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DHS warns of cyber attacks against small airplanes

Security Affairs

The scenario is disconcerting, hackers could manipulate the electronic systems in the small airplanes to force them displaying false flight data to the pilot, with unpredictable consequences. The attackers, of course, need to have in some way physical access to small airplanes before they take off. ” concludes the alert.

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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Device Security is Hard.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

Later in that decade, Frederick Terman returned to Stanford from Harvard as dean of the engineering school and encouraged the development of electronics in local businesses. Kleiner was the founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Perkins was an early Hewlett-Packard computer division manager.) According to the U.S.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

This means imaging the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computing model to deliver transformative change. Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.”

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On Open Platforms, Wifi, Home Automation, and Kitty Litter

John Battelle's Searchblog

Anyone can access civilian GPS data – it’s open and free to all. Two years ago he sold his cleantech startup Zensi to Belkin International , a 30-year old computer networking and accessory firm in Los Angeles. Imagine if WeMo also had access to all that energy sensing data built into Zensi’s original products.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking Aerospace

ForAllSecure

CBS: A computer security researcher was kept off a plane for suggesting on social media that he could hack into the planes control system. Honestly I disagree with that and so while I was actually on a plane I was very blunt having paid for my wireless access. And of course, when you say things like that you get a lot of press.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking High-Tech Cars

ForAllSecure

A sophisticated set of encryption and electronics is at work inside the vehicle. As more and more automotive manufacturers start incorporating computer technology into their expensive BMWs, Mercedes Ferraris and Porsches. This streetwise criminal realized he could defeat the manufacturers' anti theft software with his own.