Securing the Connected Car Preventing Software Hacks

A new study shows automotive software is as vulnerable to malicious hackers as the average PC. Most people don't realize a typical fleet ... A car hacker can seize control of a computerized self-driving car and run the vehicle off the road or crash it into another vehicle, pedestrian or object. A video posted by a Waymo passenger shows the autonomous car he rode in going in circles in an Arizona parking lot while he tried to get to ... Connected cars are a lucrative target for hackers. Such cars have bult-in internet connectivity, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth interfaces, and they are equipped with ... CDK Global, a major software provider to auto dealerships in the US, has been hacked, forcing the company to shut down most of its systems temporarily. Car dealership software provider CDK Global was in the process of restoring services impacted by a cyberattack when it discovered an additional hack. A vulnerability in a piece of software could have allowed hackers to discover, unlock, and start any Kia vehicle built after 2013, experts have warned. With the amount of smart technology that automobiles come equipped with these days, the idea of car hacking is not science fiction anymore. Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded. That is about to change, thanks to two well-known computer ... Car hacking refers to all of the ways hackers can exploit weaknesses in an automobile's software, hardware, and communication systems in order to gain ...