How To Remote Control An Airliner: Security Flaws in Avionics

Presented at DEF CON 24 (2016), Aug. 5, 2016, 3 p.m. (60 minutes).

This talk is exposing critical flaws in navigational aides, secondary surveillance radar, the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and other aviation related systems. The audience will gain insight into the inner workings of these systems and how these systems can be exploited. Several practical demonstrations on portable avionics will show just how easy it is to execute these exploits in real life.

Presenters:

• Sebastian Westerhold - KF5OBS
  Sebastian Westerhold, better known under his FCC assigned radio call-sign KF5OBS, is a well known electrical engineer with a general interest in security analysis and penetration testing. As a teenager, he has been writing articles for the leading German electronics Magazine FUNKAMATEUR and the leading European magazine Elektor. Today, his blog and YouTube channel attract electronics enthusiasts from all over the world.

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-24/dc-24-speakers.html#Westerhold

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