Post by sog on Mar 8, 2019 11:17:27 GMT -6
I wasn't sure where to put this or what to call it, so Moderators can move it if they see fit. I find this interesting timing and concerning, especially in light of the converging of all the other signs and upcoming events. Israel election, Passover, possible Rapture time frame, etc. The effects of this could potentially be devastating. Hopefully and prayerfully most of the critical devices will be patched by then.
Headline - GPS Flaw: Security Expert Says He Won't Fly April 6
www.tomsguide.com/us/gps-mini-y2k-rsa2019,news-29583.html
from article -
Don't look now, but there's another Y2K-like computer-calendar problem on the way, and this one arrives in just one month: April 6, 2019.
That's the day millions of GPS receivers will literally run out of time, rolling over their time counters back to zero, thanks to limitations in timekeeping for older GPS devices. Many navigation systems may be affected, such as on ships or older aircraft, although your smartphone will be fine.
But because GPS satellites are also crucial to digital timekeeping used by websites, electrical grids, financial markets, data centers and computer networks, the effect of April 6 may be even more wide-ranging.
"I'm not going to be flying on April 6," said one information-security expert during a presentation at the RSA 2019 security conference in San Francisco this week.
To be fair, this has happened once before, on Aug. 21, 1999, and planes didn't start crashing then. But today, we're much more dependent on GPS to time everything that happens on Earth down to the last nanosecond.
"The effects would be more widespread [today] because so many more systems have integrated GPS into their operations," said Bill Malik, the Trend Micro vice president who said he wouldn't fly April 6, in a private conversation with Tom's Guide.
"Ports load and unload containers automatically, using GPS to guide the cranes," Malik said. "Public-safety systems incorporate GPS systems, as do traffic-monitoring systems for bridges. Twenty years ago these links were primitive. Now they are embedded. So any impact now will be substantially greater."
Headline - GPS Flaw: Security Expert Says He Won't Fly April 6
www.tomsguide.com/us/gps-mini-y2k-rsa2019,news-29583.html
from article -
Don't look now, but there's another Y2K-like computer-calendar problem on the way, and this one arrives in just one month: April 6, 2019.
That's the day millions of GPS receivers will literally run out of time, rolling over their time counters back to zero, thanks to limitations in timekeeping for older GPS devices. Many navigation systems may be affected, such as on ships or older aircraft, although your smartphone will be fine.
But because GPS satellites are also crucial to digital timekeeping used by websites, electrical grids, financial markets, data centers and computer networks, the effect of April 6 may be even more wide-ranging.
"I'm not going to be flying on April 6," said one information-security expert during a presentation at the RSA 2019 security conference in San Francisco this week.
To be fair, this has happened once before, on Aug. 21, 1999, and planes didn't start crashing then. But today, we're much more dependent on GPS to time everything that happens on Earth down to the last nanosecond.
"The effects would be more widespread [today] because so many more systems have integrated GPS into their operations," said Bill Malik, the Trend Micro vice president who said he wouldn't fly April 6, in a private conversation with Tom's Guide.
"Ports load and unload containers automatically, using GPS to guide the cranes," Malik said. "Public-safety systems incorporate GPS systems, as do traffic-monitoring systems for bridges. Twenty years ago these links were primitive. Now they are embedded. So any impact now will be substantially greater."