I don’t keep up very well in many fields. For instance:<\/p>\n
Of potential interest to researchers who don’t have access to a spare 747 for a spot of pentesting is the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. Due for release in just over a week, the latest version of the classic sim franchise will include and support the use of ARINC 429-compatible navigation datasets, of the exact same type loaded into the 747 on a 3.5″ floppy.<\/p>\n
While the fidelity of the simulator software reading and executing that data may not be comparable with the real thing, inexpensive access to a real dataset can offer insights into further research areas \u2013 though the tale of\u00a0the Boeing 787 and Warsaw’s BIMPA 4U arrival<\/a> is unlikely to be repeatable. [The Register<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I had no idea Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/strong><\/em> was still a thing. It must be quite the thing, truth be told, as I recall when it first came out – and the stir it caused. That was long ago, and it must be really sophisticated at this point.<\/p>\n
And me still on Linux.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I don’t keep up very well in many fields. For instance: Of potential interest to researchers who don’t have access to a spare 747 for a spot of pentesting is the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. Due for release in just over a week, the latest version of the classic sim \u2026 Continue reading