FAA Air Traffic Control System Vulnerable To Cyberattacks

Homeland Security Today: Significant security weaknesses in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) information security program have placed the nation’s air traffic control system at risk of being hacked, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit report released Monday.
 
“While the FAA has taken steps to protect its air traffic control systems from cyber-based and other threats, significant security control weaknesses remain, threatening the agency’s ability to ensure the safe and uninterrupted operation of the national airspace system (NAS),” the GAO audit report said.

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