U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism, official says

Re:U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrori... by imranhou on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:53AM (#27392347)

I don't think this is valid comparison. If you are trying to compare software on a plane to application, then airplane software is not attempted to hack into due to it being generally well isolated from outside networks. If you are comparing physical build of systems in a plane to software, then hacking of software is equivalent to bird or drone running into an engine or a laser attack or hijack attempt... Which while we know do not happen often, but lets say if a lot of money were to be made by doing so, I'm sure the frequency would increase.

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Re:U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrori... by 542354234235 on Friday June 04, 2021 @07:57AM (#27392699)

At the risk of putting words in their mouth, they are comparing the method of airplane safety, where they look at redundancy (assume X will fail and the plane needs to survive this), looking at system solutions over individual fault (redesigning a warning indicator so pilots cannot miss it rather than blaming individual pilots that do miss it), and a regulatory body of investigators that enforce standards and investigate failures with the aim of learning from them and improving practices. You are thinking about the specific resulting design choices rather than the system that led to them.

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Re:U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrori... by WalterBright on Friday June 04, 2021 @02:08PM (#27396805)

Yes.

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