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I’d imagine it’d be incredibly unlikely that critical software systems in jets or tanks would be internet-connected. From past experience with military-spec so
by mactavish88 5y ago
I’d imagine it’d be incredibly unlikely that critical software systems in jets or tanks would be internet-connected.
From past experience with military-spec software development, it’s usually highly redundant and isolated. The operating systems are often real-time Linux-based ones (at least the ones I was exposed to).
If there’s Windows running there somewhere, it’s unlikely it’s in a critical system.
- LinuxBender 5y agoit’s unlikely it’s in a critical system I used to think that as well but I recall a time when a bunch of US tanks were blue-screening and that in effect disabled navigation or something to that effect. Maybe I can find those old articles. But you are probably right. If it were possible someone probably would have done it by now.
- hyperman1 5y agohttps://www.wired.com/1998/07/sunk-by-windows-nt/ https://www.wired.com/1998/07/sunk-by-windows-nt/
- DoItToMe81 5y agoUS drones were capable of having their camera remote accessed at one point. The Taliban did it in 2009. Never underestimate the power of human hubris and laziness.
- g8oz 5y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/17/skygrabber-american-drones-hacked https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/17/skygrabber-ame...
- DoItToMe81 5y agohttps://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/12/17/drone.video.hacked/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/12/17/drone.video.hacked/ind... - Looks like it happened in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Damn.