Security Ledger Editor in Chief speaks with Sameer Dixit of the testing firm Spirent about the state of connected vehicle security, what kinds of security flaws may be lurking in late model vehicles and what car makers need to do to get in front of dangerous, remotely exploitable software vulnerabilities.
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Report: Major Upgrade, Investments Needed to Secure Connected Vehicles, Infrastructure
In-brief: a report by the Cloud Security Alliance calls for a bottom up remake of infrastructure to support connected vehicles and warns of more, serious attacks as connected vehicles begin interacting with each other and with connected – but insecure – infrastructure.
Cisco Ramps up Security for Things with IOT Threat Defense
In-brief: Networking giant Cisco Systems said on Tuesday that a new package of products and services, dubbed IoT Threat Defense.
