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It is easy to become absorbed by the exaggerated Hollywood depictions of car hacking scenarios – to imagine a not-so-distant future when cars or their supporting infrastructures are hacked by criminals or terrorists and turned into lethal weapons… Continue reading How likely are weaponized cars?
Spring has rained down on the aviation industry with a couple of rough storms. On the heels of multiple airlines having to delay nearly 800 flights due to an unidentified glitch in software from third-party vendor Aerodata, an initial investigation re… Continue reading Transportation and Security: Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Software Glitches
With wide deployment expected in the next decade, the driverless automobile landscape looks fraught – from road safety to data protection. Continue reading Privacy Regulations Needed for Next-Gen Cars
Most people reading this article will drive a connected car, which is essentially a car that can link to the Internet. GPS enables us to navigate through unknown territory. Smart radio selects our favorite music channels to play on our entertainments s… Continue reading How to Prevent Connected Carjacking
The automotive industry has apparently stepped up their game when it comes to improving connected car security. According to the latest IOActive report, which was compiled from the results of the company’s extensive research in the field in 2016 … Continue reading Connected car security is improving, researchers say
“Your car is a computer that stores a lot of information about you. When you sell or donate your car, that personal data might be accessible to the next owner if you don’t take steps to remove it,” the Federal Trade Commission has warned co… Continue reading How to remove personal data from connected cars
A growing number of automakers are enabling location tracking in internet-connected cars, a technology that experts say can be misused by abusers to track their victims. Continue reading Connected Car Technology Can Enable Abusers to Track Their Victims
The Threatpost team debriefs on the top news and topics from last week’s Black Hat and DEF CON conferences. Continue reading Podcast: Black Hat and DEF CON 2018 Wrap
In a resale scenario, a previous owner could continue to have access to the online account – with all the new owner’s information stored within. Continue reading Connected Car Apps Open Privacy Hole For Used Car Owners
In late April, it was Volkswagen and Audi in the headlines, when their in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems were found vulnerable to remote hacking. By mid-May, it was BMW, in the thick of rolling out patches for 14 vulnerabilities discovered by a Chi… Continue reading What Will it Take to Accelerate Connected Car Security?