[iwar] * Air-Traffic Control System Penetrable By Computer Hackers. (fwd)


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Subject: [iwar] * Air-Traffic Control System Penetrable By Computer Hackers. (fwd)
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 Air-Traffic Control System Penetrable By Computer Hackers. 

USA Today (9/28, Morrison) reported, "The nation's air-traffic control=
 system could be vulnerable to hackers because the Federal Aviation=
 Administration has failed to adequately address 'pervasive weaknesses in=
 its computer programs,' a congressional report to be released Wednesday=
 contends." USA added, "In addition, General Accounting Office (GAO)=
 investigators found the agency has not performed adequate background=
 checks on computer experts hired to spot system vulnerabilities or on=
 foreign nationals hired to tackle Y2K problems. 'As a result,' the report=
 reads, 'FAA allowed and is continuing to allow contractors to undertake=
 sensitive assessments of the weaknesses in its systems without sufficient=
 assurance that the individuals performing these assessments are reliable=
 and trustworthy.'"