RegularJoe@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 days agoHackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Yearswww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareskuzz@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoWow, just something like 1200 baud FSK on 70cm. That’s stupid simple, and stupid. They could use cellular modems (the locomotives already have one, normally) or LoRaWAN or…anything without even trying and it would be an improvement.
minus-squareBuelldozer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days ago They could use cellular modems (the locomotives already have one, normally) or LoRaWAN The answer to a hyper-localized security issue isn’t attaching the equipment to an insecure network nor is it shifting to use insecure IoT type devices.
Wow, just something like 1200 baud FSK on 70cm. That’s stupid simple, and stupid. They could use cellular modems (the locomotives already have one, normally) or LoRaWAN or…anything without even trying and it would be an improvement.
The answer to a hyper-localized security issue isn’t attaching the equipment to an insecure network nor is it shifting to use insecure IoT type devices.