Hacking a car – or rather, its infotainment system

Our ‘computers on wheels’ are more connected than ever, but the features that enhance our convenience often come with privacy risks in tow. A presentation that includes in its title “Compromise of Modern Vehicles” may set the expectation that you are about to see a dramatic demonstration of a hacked car suddenly stopping or swerving … More Hacking a car – or rather, its infotainment system

Securing the car

What’s in store for automotive security once cars morph into mobile living rooms and working spaces? And how about transportation at large? There is a certain singularity to CES (Consumer Electronics Show), where vehicles, security, and a host of technologic doodads unite around a given platform, in this case the car. As these converge, they’re … More Securing the car

Auto industry publishes first ever cybersecurity best practices

The auto industry has published its first set of cybersecurity best practices, as it attempts to combat rising and future threats facing the connected car. The best practices are designed to provide guidance on how individual companies can enhance automotive cybersecurity, focusing on seven key areas in particular. “IT’S EXPECTED THAT BY THE MID-2020s, VIRTUALLY ALL … More Auto industry publishes first ever cybersecurity best practices