The Federal Aviation Administration discovered malicious software from email in its computer system in early February, but the agency said Tuesday it found no damage from the cyber attack.
...The incident was first reported by Nextgov.com.....
...The potential threat is that hackers could shut down a radar facility or put up false information through air-traffic control for planes that are landing or avoiding one another, Price said. The risks could grow as the industry shifts from radar control to GPS navigation, under a program called NextGen.
"This may open up a Pandora's box of cyberattacks on aviation," Price said.
A Government Accountability Office report released in March said cyber threats to the FAA "are evolving and growing" from sources including criminals, foreign governments, terrorists and other adversaries. Despite FAA efforts to safeguard air-traffic control, "significant security control weaknesses remain," the report said....
To read more, go to: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/07/faa-cyber-security-virus/25404925/
...The incident was first reported by Nextgov.com.....
...The potential threat is that hackers could shut down a radar facility or put up false information through air-traffic control for planes that are landing or avoiding one another, Price said. The risks could grow as the industry shifts from radar control to GPS navigation, under a program called NextGen.
"This may open up a Pandora's box of cyberattacks on aviation," Price said.
A Government Accountability Office report released in March said cyber threats to the FAA "are evolving and growing" from sources including criminals, foreign governments, terrorists and other adversaries. Despite FAA efforts to safeguard air-traffic control, "significant security control weaknesses remain," the report said....
To read more, go to: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/07/faa-cyber-security-virus/25404925/
