In-brief: The Department of Transportation is weighing policies governing independent security researchers’ work on connected vehicles. But security industry experts worry that overreach could put a chill on independent research on connected cars.
Conferences
NIST Framework Tackles Cyber Physical Security
In-brief: the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft framework to help manufacturers create cyber physical systems that can interact with other applications and systems securely.
Senators’ Letter Demands Answers from Detroit on Security
In-brief: In a letter to leading automakers, Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have requested more information on security protections in late model vehicles, citing recent demonstrations of wireless hacks.
The Internet of Things is entering a Post-Recall Reality
In-brief: Security, personal safety, privacy and policy are converging in what might be called a “post recall reality” for the Internet of Things. How to respond will be a key issue as top researchers and policymakers gather in Cambridge next week for The Security of Things Forum.
After Jeep Hack, Miller and Valasek Move to Uber
In-brief: Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, the two researchers who developed a wireless software attack on Fiat Chrysler vehicles, will leave their respective employers to join Uber’s advanced technologies research group, the two announced this week.
