[InterceptPoint]

I wonder what kind of physical security is in place for the computer code that runs airplanes. Maybe some smart 15 year old al Queda c++ wiz is bringing these planes down.

You never know.

[2CAVTrooper]

“I wonder what kind of physical security is in place for the computer code that runs airplanes. Maybe some smart 15 year old al Queda c++ wiz is bringing these planes down.”

The actual code would be under tighter safeguards than what Microsoft has for Windows, and has much more stringent testing on multiple levels ensuring that faults can’t be “hidden” by a rouge employee or two.