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As someone who actually worked on software for submarines, I can attest to all the machines not being connected to the internet. I had to have a separate laptop
by FreezerburnV 10y ago
As someone who actually worked on software for submarines, I can attest to all the machines not being connected to the internet. I had to have a separate laptop with me at all times so I could do google searches. Not that I needed to do that most of the time, considering the level of proprietary libraries being used on machinss that didn't behave like any OS you've seen before...
- mfukar 10y agoI was hinting more to the assumption that the internet is the only way to expose such systems.
- foldr 10y agoIt's not, but I see no reason to think that Windows XP is going to be more vulnerable to other kinds of attacks than any other OS.
- FreezerburnV 10y agoExpose them to what? All the computers I developed on were generally supposed to replicate the hardware on the sub itself. Everything is self-contained on a sub. (maybe they have Ethernet going between computers, and never wifi because that could generate findable "noise" by sensors in ships or other subs, but not to the internet at large) This is by necessity as subs don't get access to the internet when they're underwater for 6-9 months or so, except in VERY limited cases where they can connect to a satellite for a very brief period of time and get something like 1kb of download.