In-brief: The EU’s leading information privacy and security group will be issuing a report on smart car security and is soliciting feedback from auto industry suppliers and experts.
Automotive
Update- Zero to 60: Experts Divided on Wisdom of Fiat Chrysler’s Bounty
In-brief: Security experts are divided on Fiat Chrysler’s new bug bounty program, with some decrying small dollar awards, while others argue the company may have moved far too quickly in offering cash rewards to begin with.
Fiat Chrysler Launches Public Bug Bounty – But It’s Not All That
In-brief: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has unveiled a public “bounty” program that will pay security researchers up to $1,500 dollars for information on vulnerabilities in software used in conjunction with the company’s vehicles. Don’t get too excited.
Ctrl + Esc from New York: NYMag Envisions Hack of Gotham
In-brief: A New York Magazine article imagines a massive, online attack on New York City in 2017. The scary thing: most of what it imagines has already happened.
Update: Bad Update Kills Off Lexus Radio, AC and GPS
In-brief: Bad data sent by a third party is being blamed for a glitch that crashed the center console in some late Lexus and Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles, the company said.
