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As part of making the International Space Station (ISS) open to commercialization, NASA will allow private citizens a chance to stay at ISS for a 30-day long trip. While this sounds like a new offbeat destination for our vacation, the trip definitely wouldn’t be a cheap affair. It is suggested that the voyage will cost […]
The world’s largest aerospace company Boeing has been hit by a malware attack and reportedly it led to the infection of infamous WannaCry ransomware. According to Seattle Times, who broke the news, the impacted department belonged to Boeing’s 777 airliners production plant in North Charleston, S.C. facility. Although Seattle Times is certain that the malware attack caused […]
For some time now security researchers have talked about critical vulnerabilities present in airplanes, but for the last couple of years, there has been an increase in research work aimed at identifying these vulnerabilities to fix them. Recently, at the 2017 CyberSat Summit on November 8th, Robert Hickey, the program manager at Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Security […]
Short Bytes: The heat waves have started to flow towards the US from the Chinese land. The credits should be given to the new President-elect Donald Trump who vowed to declare China a currency manipulator and increase Chinese import tariffs to 45%. A state-run newspaper Global Times has warned about the consequences of Trump actions. The […]
If you are a hacker or an IT security researcher, United Airlines has announced its first ever Bug Bounty program for you guys. Yes, United Airlines is the first airline in the world to start a bug bounty program and pay rewards to those who will find security flaw/bugs on its apps, online portals, and websites. […]
A warning has been issued by the FAA regarding the software glitch in the system of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner — This glitch can abruptly shut-off all electrical power of the plane during mid-air causing the flyers to lose control of the flight. Federal Aviation Administration/FAA revealed that the internal electrical supply system of Boeing’s 787 […]
Boeing is set to launch a self-destructing smartphone that would aid the spies, diplomats and others keep their data secure, according to media reports. The smartphone is self-destructing if anyone ever tried to temper with it, says the company. There are no serviceable parts on Boeing’s Black phone and any attempted servicing or replacing of […]