Practical information: "spoofing" or GPS interference, a new danger for aviation

Air Journal

Practical information: "spoofing" or GPS interference, a new danger for aviation

Spoofing is a technique of computer piracy that involves the falsification of data in order to make one look like someone else. In the field of aviation, spoofing represents a serious threat to aviation security, as airline Finnair noted this week. Indeed, by manipulating aircraft location data, a computer pirate can potentially disrupt air traffic control and navigation systems, thereby jeopardising the lives of passengers and crews. One of the…