Hacker Targets Flight Deck Computer Systems
The BBC are reporting that aviation agencies in Europe and the US are keen to quiz a hacker who targeted flight deck computers. Security researcher Hugo Teso was able to “hijack” the systems to feed false navigation information to a simulated jet that made it change course. Mr Teso built his simulator using spare parts from real jets for sale on the eBay auction site....
Read MoreU.K. to Launch Anti-Cyber Threat Initiative
The BBC is reporting a new initiative, the Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership (CISP), to share information on cyber threats between businesses and government is to be launched. The initiative will include experts from government communications body GCHQ, MI5, police and business and aims to better co-ordinate responses to the threats through a secure web-portal to allow access to shared information in real time. The...
Read MoreRFG Blog – SEC to Advisers: “Can You Hear Me Now?” Part II
The Second post of a Two Part Series from The Regulatory Fundamentals Group. Your personal “mock audit” to determine whether your firm is ready for the SEC. Part one of this series (here) focused on the SEC’s efforts to communicate to advisers that “the game has changed.” For managers interested in evaluating the effectiveness of their firm’s compliance and other legal risk management initiatives, RFG...
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