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Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship navigation
« on: August 08, 2017, 09:18:56 am »
Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship navigation

Jonathan Saul

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships' satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back through history and develop back-up systems with roots in World War Two radio technology.

Ships use GPS (Global Positioning System) and other similar devices that rely on sending and receiving satellite signals, which many experts say are vulnerable to jamming by hackers.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shipping-gps-cyber-idUSKBN1AN0HT

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Re: Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship navigation
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2017, 10:32:35 am »
Oh boy. 

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