Automobiles are becoming more
connected with each innovation and year. This is an extension of consumer’s
desires in functionality. These innovations haven’t been only mechanical or
with efficiency, but with the electronics and software applications. These
innovations, while increasing and improving the user experience, the
connectivity as a bi-product has also allowed for more of an attack surface.
There are more points to attack with this in place. This has been noticed by
the automobile manufacturers. In response to the increased attack points and
vulnerabilities, the OEMs and Tier 1 and 2 manufacturers have refocused on cybersecurity.
This has included additional work from the beginning of the projects, focusing
on software, hardware, and dependencies. For instance, it is not a general
focus with software coding, validating the functionality, testing the software,
and working to detect any vulnerabilities not previously addressed. Regarding
the hardware, each vehicle has an increased number of ECUs (electronic control
units) to accommodate the additional functions. These also represent more
points for the attackers to address. Providing more points to explore is never
a good thing.
PLEASE contact us when we may be
of assistance with embedded systems cybersecurity architecture, validation, and
penetration testing. We have a full lab ready to perform.
Charles Parker, II; Principal
Scientist; MBA/MSA/JD/LLM/PhD/DCS (IP)
810-701-5511
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