It’s been widely reported that Fiat Chrysler finally had to admit that their cars could be hacked. Which should surprise no one. I’ve reported the same could be done with pacemakers. And, I also discussed that the same gateway that makes cars vulnerable can be exploited on airplanes.
I debated writing this piece. But, I realized me not telling you would serve no purpose whatsoever. Because those that can already know they can. And, if you don’t know they can, then you are at risk. What am I talking about? Hacking an airplane that is flying our skies.
Continue reading Caveat Emptor- or is that Cavete Volanti?
What is going on here? Could someone please tell me why our government is not taking action against these American companies that are leaving our identities at risk?
Continue reading Do We Always Have to Lose?
To insure that only those that had the right to be in our R&D facilities, we used electronic keys- 30+ years ago. Moreover, the codes changed, based upon the hour of the day. That way those who should not have been in the lab after hours couldn’t be. That was one way we kept our technology to ourselves. Of course, back then there were no USB keys that you could plug into a computer and walk away with secrets. But, you could make a floppy. Somehow, we managed to keep our data smaller back then, too- so a lot could disappear on that floppy (or two or three).
When I moved to Charlottesville (VA), I found out that I was wrong about a whole bunch of things. No, not about Southern mentality, as it radically differs from that of Northerners. (But, I’m not making light of that at all!) Instead, it was that I found out that Thomas Jefferson was not dead- instead, he was alive and still the mayor of the place!
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