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The avionics security tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the cybersecurity of aircraft systems, with a focus on recent research demonstrating vulnerabilities in commercial aviation hardware. The primary source highlights a study by University of California San Diego and Oberlin College researchers who showed that a hardware implant could alter flight data on a Boeing 737 testbed within 60 seconds of physical access. This work, presented at the USENIX Security Symposium, underscores how physical security lapses can lead to cyber-physical attacks, though it does not involve remote takeover or in-service aircraft. The tag is relevant for those interested in enterprise IT, security research, and the intersection of hardware and cybersecurity in critical infrastructure.
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    Boeing 737 Testbed Implant Alters Flight Data in 60 Seconds

    University of California San Diego and Oberlin College researchers have demonstrated a hardware implant that can seize the data path between key Boeing 737 flight-management components after roughly a minute of physical access on the ground. The important result is not a remote takeover of an...