Security News > 2020 > February > RSAC 2020: GM’s Transportation Future Hinges on Cybersecurity

According to Mary T. Barra, CEO of the automaker, GM has invested $100 million into cybersecurity per year, including the hire of nearly 500 men and women.

In 2019, GM reached nearly 300,000 students and teachers across the United States, Barra noted, including with a Society of Automotive Engineers-led interactive cybersecurity challenge and curriculum for middle-school students.

"Guided by teachers and volunteers from the GM cybersecurity team, these students learned how digital information is transferred and protected in their everyday lives, as well as how these concepts tied to STEM careers, especially in ," she explained.

As Barra explained, "This year we're introducing the first vehicle models from our with our all-new vehicle intelligent platform, or VIP as we call it. It supports active safety systems, over-the-air updates, 5G networks and enhanced cybersecurity protections. We think of it as the nervous system for our vehicles."

"We are bringing to market technologies and features that are radically changing what vehicles can do for people and to improve their lives. At the same time, customers are bringing more devices into the vehicle and expecting seamless integration. Part of our job is to ensure that our customers and their data are always safe and secure, and that privacy is an extension of security. We see cybersecurity not as an area we invest in for a competitive advantage - we see it as a systemic concern for our industry."

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