In-brief: The same wireless software that powers a consumer quadcopter is also under the hood of Tesla’s Model S, according to a leading security expert – underscoring the increasingly long and complex software supply chain for connected products.
Aviation
Life and Limb Exception: Researchers OK Outing Dangerous IoT Holes
In-brief: a survey of security professionals finds they are willing to circumvent vendors who do not respond to reports of security holes in their products.
FBI Affidavit Alleges Researcher Hacked Planes In Flight
In-brief: Did security researcher Chris Roberts attempt to tamper with in-flight systems during a United Airlines flight from Denver to Chicago in April? An FBI affidavit says “yes,” Roberts says “no way.”
