The ancient method of steering ships by the stars is making a comeback at the US Naval Academy, thanks to
cybersecurity fears, according to the Capital Gazette.
‘‘We went away from celestial navigation because computers are great,’’ Lieutenant Commander Ryan Rogers, deputy chairman of the academy’s navigation department, told the Gazette. ‘‘The problem is, there’s no backup.’’
For now, training at the Annapolis academy consists of a three-hour course covering the basics. But as governments grapple with threats in cyberspace, old-fashioned techniques are being dusted off.
A security force for high-ranking Russian officials, for instance, reverted to using typewriters after revelations of US digital spying capabilities, local news outlets reported. For the full article click here
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