Kimmo Huosionmaa
The complication about computer programs is a huge problem, when we are creating the software, what easy to use. If the program is easy for end user, the programmers must make very complicated code, and those systems must be bases the far taken artificial intelligence, what will allow the end user to control those systems with easy interfaces, what have only one button, if we are talking about ideal interface for full automatized systems. The interface is very easy, only one button what will start and stop the operation. But if that interface will be real, must that system be very independent, for complete the operation successfully.
That is the primary problem with integrated computing systems, where computers control some robots or other physical systems like ABS brakes of the automobiles. If that system fails the result might be devastating if the other side wheels will lock and another side continues rolling. That is the worst case scenario, what could happen on the road. But when automobile motor electronic circuits will fail, the result might be even more terrible, what we ever thought. If the hackers infect some automobile electronic control systems with the computer virus, they might cause the situation, where the car will not obey gas or brake pedals.
Also “steam hackers” can cause horrible situations, if they put the winch in the car. That remote-controlled system might cause the even bigger danger that hackers ever can imagine. That winch would work the same way as the remote-controlled bomb, and it will just pull the gas pedal down, and you might guess, what will happen if this will happen in the wrong place. The problem with security of the automobiles or other integrated systems is, that they are too focused on data security. Those very complicated systems are also under threat of physical damages and attacks.
But the most influential threat comes from those systems own security equipment. If somebody reprograms the chip of the automobiles electronic key, the hacker can infect the computer system of that vehicle. Some hackers have spoken the opportunity and the threat, where somebody reprograms the chip of the bankcard and infects the all banking system of the Europe. But if some hacker will infect the transponder of some aircraft with computer virus program, will be able to cause very many damages to the airfield security.
The most modern military aircraft like F-36 can transmit the computer viruses to the target systems, what can cause the situation, where enemies command systems will be the collapse in the critical time. Also, the warships radars have that capacity. The computer viruses are only the integrated ECM-systems, what will transmit the computer viruses inside their jamming signals. And of course, those military machines have their physical weapons like missiles and bombs for attack missions. So the computer viruses are only the part of the support systems, what makes those machines attack harder to their targets, what is not protected with proper firewalls and antivirus software.
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