[infosecinstitute] The Future is Now: Car Hacking

Preface: “Modern Cars”

As Dr. Charlie Miller & Chris Valasek stated in their research paper Adventures in Automotive Networks and Control Units,“Automobiles are no longer just mechanical devices. Today’s automobiles contain a number of different electronic components networked together that as a whole are responsible for monitoring the state of the vehicle.” The concept of self-driving cars is already in vogue, and car manufacturers predict that by 2020 automobiles will become autonomous.

[infosecinstitute] Car Hacking: You Cannot Have Safety without Security

Introduction

The theme of the car hacking is increasingly discussed by the media and within the security community. At one time, the exploits of hackers that have hijacked a car were the subject of movie scenes. Today they are a disturbing reality that we discuss in this article.