U.S. Air Traffic Control Found Vulnerable

U.S. Air Traffic Control Found Vulnerable
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-10-14

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has agreed to examine computer security at air traffic control centers around the country, following a government audit that found the systems insufficiently secured against cyber attacks.

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U.S. Air Traffic Control Found Vulnerable 2004-10-15
Anonymous

49.7 days? Win95/98 only! 2004-10-18
Anonymous (1 replies)

The Windows 49.7 day reboot problem, this only effects Win95 and Win98. Does the FAA use a "Windows-based control system" that runs on Win95/98??? There is a patch for this reboot problem, according to MS it was released Jun-04-1999.

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Or any code using GetTickCount() without handling rollover 2004-10-20
Anonymous

U.S. Air Traffic Control Found Vulnerable 2004-10-21
Anonymous

I despair of these fools. Maybe some real prison time is required to slap some *&^(*&^%( sense into them. 2004-10-25
Roger