Cybersecurity Expert

The disappearance of Flight MH370 is turning into one of the biggest mysteries of the age, the evidence is sketchy, everyone seems to have their theory, and the media are running riot with endless speculation. As a security professional I can’t help but wonder whether there was a cyber element to the incident, especially given the high amount of technology used in modern fly-by-wire jet planes like the Boeing 777-200ER. Was Flight MH370 Cyber Jacked? I have managed and consulted with many cyber security incidents over the years, but the following will be my own conjecture. When I usually deal cyber incidents, my golden rule is to only deal with the facts and the evidence, and saving any speculation for the Sherlock Holmes fan club. But with this incident I am allowing myself the luxury of exploring potential cyber attack possibilities with the MH370 flight disappearance, as over the week quite a few people have asked me whether the flight could have been hacked, the ‘cyber j...