Vulnerabilities appear in connected cars

A remote control vulnerability has been discovered in connected cars, driving the need for an intelligent architecture around the technology. Sergey Lozhkin, senior security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, comments: “Yesterday there was a media storm in the infosecurity...

BT sets out to hack connected cars

BT has announced the launch of BT Assure Ethical Hacking for Vehicles – a new security service developed to test the exposure of connected vehicles to cyber-attacks and help all market players develop security solutions.Connected vehicles – which can be...

Car manufacturers behind in security

With consumer demand at an all-time high, and with software developers being pushed to release new connected car software with the most up-to-date features, it seems that security is taking a back seat, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. German...

Get ready for connected, automated cars

By 2020, there will be a quarter-billion connected vehicles on the road, enabling new in-vehicle services and automated driving capabilities, according to Gartner. During the next five years, the proportion of new vehicles equipped with this capability will increase dramatically, making connected cars a major element of the Internet of Things (IoT).

IoT, connected cars in CES spotlight

As expected, the Internet of Things and connected cars took centre stage on the opening days of the 2015 International CES, taking place this week in Las Vegas. Samsung president and CEO of Consumer Electronics Boo-Keun Yoon explored the implications of a fully...