Security News

Wind River introduces its next-generation software framework for connected and autonomous cars
2019-01-09 04:00

Wind River released enhancements to the Wind River Chassis portfolio of safe and secure automotive software. The latest updates to the Chassis portfolio include the integration with Wind River...

Driver loses his car to hackers. TWICE.
2018-11-30 11:09

He slapped a tracker on the new one and installed CCTV... which did a fine job of recording the thieves' 90-second-long relay attack.

Securing Connected Cars: How to Create a Cost-Effective, Secure In-Vehicle Network Backbone
2018-11-06 12:38

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that the latest round of autonomous driving regulations will be released this summer. Dubbed AV 3.0, the new policy will set federal...

Self driving cars learn (from us) about who to sacrifice in a crash
2018-10-29 13:44

It's bad news for overweight, elderly, male jaywalkers.

Self driving cars learn (from us) about who to sacrifice in a cash
2018-10-29 13:44

It's bad news for overweight, elderly, male jaywalkers.

Connected car security is improving, researchers say
2018-09-28 06:12

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...

Tesla Model S Hack Could Let Thieves Clone Key Fobs to Steal Cars
2018-09-12 13:48

Despite having proper security measures in place to protect the driving systems of its cars against cyber attacks, a team of security researchers discovered a way to remotely hack a Tesla Model S...

It looks like tech-savvy drivers will have to lead connected car data purge
2018-09-07 08:01

Manufacturers seem reluctant to do anything about it The privacy issues thrown up by connected cars don't seem to be going anywhere soon.…

Week in review: Blocking compromised passwords, removing personal data from connected cars
2018-09-03 12:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: 0patch releases micropatch for Windows Task Scheduler zero-day Acros Security, the company behind 0patch, has released...

How to remove personal data from connected cars
2018-08-28 19:24

“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...