Security

17th December 2018

2018: A Pivotal Year for Black Hat Cyber Attacks on Connected Cars

As 2018 comes to a close, a new report from Upstream Security finds that the number of cyber...

13th August 2018

New Hack Controls Car with SMS

A security expert has warned that the components of connected cars can be reverse engineered,...

9th August 2018

Auto Tech Threat to Smart Cities, Report Claims

Cars can become both victims and perpetrators of anticipated hacking attacks on smart cities, a...

26th July 2018

Building automotive security from the inside out

The role of telematics in locking hackers out of vehicles explored by Graham Jarvis. Many...

20th June 2018

Elon Musk: Employee Sabotage Damaged Tesla Production System

In a memo to Tesla employees, CEO Elon Musk claims internal sabotage has damaged the car company's systems. It's also put a spotlight on cybersecurity within the auto industry.

Stephen Lawson

12th June 2018

Driver Safety Trumps Data Security, Survey Indicates

Drivers want to use connected services and be safer on the road, but they are concerned about data protection and safety, according to a new industry study.

Nathan Eddy

5th June 2018

BlackBerry Joins OmniAir V2X Consortium

After joining the OmniAir Consortium, BlackBerry plans to release its security credential management system, designed for securing connected vehicles, later this year.

Nathan Eddy

25th May 2018

BMW Connected Cars Riddled With Security Vulnerabilities

Chinese researchers from Tencent’s KeenLab discovered 14 exploitable security vulnerabilities in several BMW models, which have since been patched but highlight the security issues involving connected vehicles. Between January...

Nathan Eddy

17th May 2018

Laird’s MAX Connected Car Platform Offers Linux Security

Laird's MAX platform is the company's latest effort to bring itself deeper into the connected car market through a combination of security and open source technology.

Nathan Eddy

3rd May 2018

Startup Regulus Cyber Raises $6.3M, Launches Pyramid Suite

In addition to its $6.3 million funding round, Regulus Cyber also launched its Pyramid module, which is designed to prevent cyber attacks on a self-driving vehicle's sensors.

Nathan Eddy

20th April 2018

Driven Consortium Tests Connected Fleet Vehicles in UK

Autonomous vehicles will have to talk to each other, and those conversations can be used to make vehicles smarter and safer. This is what the UK-based Driven consortium is...

Nathan Eddy

19th April 2018

Automated Truck Market to Hit $1.7B by 2025

The promise of self-driving trucks – big cost savings, environmental benefits and faster delivery – is tempered by the fear of hackers' real and imagined capabilities, a new study...

Nathan Eddy

17th April 2018

Automakers Must Do More for Connected Car Security

A survey finds widespread concerns about the measures OEMs are taking to ensure security in connected vehicles. Among brands, Tesla comes out on top.

Nathan Eddy

13th April 2018

Consumers Wary of Self-Driving Vehicles but See Potential

The results of a survey and focus group conducted by the UK's MERGE Greenwich indicate operators of self-driving vehicle services should focus on design to address concerns about safety....