With Black Hat and DEFCON upon us, we revisit a 2015 interview with Chris Valasek about his wireless, software based hack of a Chrysler Jeep Cherokee.
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Can Self Driving Cars Be Secured? Car Hacking Duo Isn’t Sure
Can consumer-owned self-driving cars like those being made by Tesla, BMW and Mercedes and others be secured from cyber attack? The hackers who famously commandeered a Jeep Cherokee using software attacks say they aren’t so sure.
Episode 107: What’s Hot at Black Hat & does DHS need its new Risk Management Center?
In this episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (#107): Hacker Summer Camp takes place in Las Vegas this week as the Black Hat, DEFCON and B-Sides conferences take place. We’re joined by DigiCert Chief Technology Officer Dan Timpson to talk about the presentations that are worth seeing. And, in our second segment, The Department of Homeland Security launched a new Risk Analysis Center that sounds a whole lot like some programs it already runs. Is this bureaucratic overkill or is DHS on to something?
Jeep Hackers Miller and Valasek Reunite at Autonomous Driving Start-up Cruise
In-brief: Security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek are re-uniting at autonomous driving start-up Cruise after both, independently leaving ride hailing firm Uber in recent months.
Will ‘Right to Repair’ imperil IoT Security?
In-brief: the firm Pen Test Partners notes that there are security arguments against expanding right to repair laws. But do they stand up to scrutiny?
