It seems the UK is following the USA with its formal announcement of an electronics ban in the passenger cabin of a plane. Good luck using this when flying to the UK or US from certain countries - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Large devices such affected include: Cameras Laptops DVD players Tablet computers Portable game consoles Any electronic … [Read more...]
Use one of these passwords? Change it now…
In my other life when I'm not flying in a tight economy class seat (or not so tight seat ala last weekend), I spend a lot of time with computers and users... including the joy of password resets One of things that can be the bane of any system is people choosing weak or simple passwords. Why? We rely on passwords to access key information systems each day (be it … [Read more...]
More Airlines don’t like Samsung Galaxy Note7 – Turn them in!
It seems the aviation industry has turned against the Samsung Galaxy Note7. Here's just some of the stuff that's been happening today. First up is Qatar Airways Alert on Samsung Galaxy Note 7. https://t.co/PVfW0x7kvH pic.twitter.com/asRe9gY5kn — Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) September 10, 2016 Then Malaysia Airlines.... [UPDATE] Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is not … [Read more...]
United Pilots held on being over the alcohol limit at Glasgow
If you were in Glasgow, trying to head to New Jersey and New York for the weekend yesterday, you might had been delayed for a good few hours thank to some United Airlines pilots drinking too much the night before. United Airlines Boeing 757-200 coming into land at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. According to BBC News, The two United Airlines pilots … [Read more...]
Top Tip: Don’t fly your drone near a plane
If there's something that does annoy me - there are those who operate drone aircraft dangerously. The majority of operators fly them within the law and regulations. However, there is a minority who insist on being class one idiots, risking lives as they strike for the perfect air-to air footage. In Newquay, a Flybe aircraft was flying at about 900ft (275m) and was about … [Read more...]
Mandarin Oriental suffers data “hack” – Credit cards numbers compromised
It seems that the Mandarin Oriental Group has suffered a nasty incident where credit card numbers have been compromised in a "hack". The breach a number of hotels in the US and Europe - with hotels in Asia unaffected. From the PR, it seems some Malware has been injected into the Point of Sales systems. This seems to have lifted the credit card numbers. The group … [Read more...]
GoGo shapes traffic, creates personal security threat
In-Flight Connectivity is the future that's now according to a lot of people who love to be connected whilst at 10,000ft or above. However, The Register reports a disturbing note - that GoGo is creating and using "fake" Google Certificates, creating a "Man in the Middle" attack vector for those of you who browse online who are browsing videos and streaming sites. Man in the … [Read more...]
Idiot things to do at an airport: Have “badly named” Wifi Hotspots
We all know that airports aren't a place to play silly games when it comes to security. Well, there's a new thing to be aware of when going through security and on your plane - and that's the name of your mobile phone hotspot. For example, the following names could be considered mostly non-offensive. Well - Kevin's iPhone5 could be offensive to Android users - but … [Read more...]