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GAO Report: DoD Needs To Address New Aircraft Tracking System’s Cyber Risks

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

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Department of Defense officials have yet to address known cyber security risks associated with a military aircraft tracking tool and have only two years before the system must be fully integrated, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Jan. 18.The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out tracking tool, part of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to provide transparency on military aircraft, falls short of fully protecting operational information from adversaries and remains vulnerable to electronic warfare and cyber attacks, according…

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