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posted by mrpg on Wednesday May 30 2018, @08:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the that-word-again dept.

[...] "Driverless and connected cars are increasingly becoming a part of our world, where cybersecurity threats are already a reality," Sandhu said. "It's imperative that we support research that addresses these concerns and presents a strong, innovative solution."

[...] "Connected cars have almost infinite possibilities for creative technological applications," Gupta said. "Companies could even take advantage of the connectivity to implement location-based marketing tactics, providing drivers with nearby sales and offers."

However, the researchers caution that as soon as cars are exposed to internet supported functionality, they are also open to the same cybersecurity threats that loom over other electronic devices, such as computers and cell phones. For this reason, Gupta and Sandhu created an authorization framework for connected cars which provides a conceptual overview of various access control decision and enforcement points needed for dynamic and short-lived interaction in smart cars ecosystem.

"There are vulnerabilities in every machine," said Gupta. "We're working to make sure someone doesn't take advantage of those vulnerabilities and turn them into threats. The questions of 'who do I trust?' and 'how do I trust?' are still to be answered in smart cars."


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @04:05PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 30 2018, @04:05PM (#686318)

    Make sure you can run faster? Practice broken field running so you can take evasive action??

    Just saw a note that Trek (large USA bicycle manufacturer) is starting to investigate transponders for bicycles, so you could carry one of these and be tracked wherever you go (just in case your cell phone isn't already doing this for you).

    Once a self-driving car is being remotely controlled it's like a cruise missile on the road.