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Israeli Ex-Spies want to Help Defend your Car from Cybercrooks

posted by n1 on Thursday November 06 2014, @05:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the emerging-markets dept.

AnonTechie writes with an article from El Reg:

Security shortcomings in new cars could nurture a new branch of the infosec industry in much the same way that Windows' security failings gave rise to the antivirus industry 20 or so years ago, auto-security pioneers hope.

Former members of Unit 8200, the signals intelligence unit of the Israel Defense Forces, have banded together to create a start-up developing technology and services designed to protect connected cars from next generation hackers.

Argus Cyber Security has developed an intrusion prevention system "appliance" for cars instead of computers. The Israeli start-up is also offering consulting services to car makers, who it claims are waking up to the nascent threat.

Car thieves are already taking advantage of electronic car entry and ignition systems to steal cars. Recent reports suggest that insurers are refusing cover for keyless Range Rovers in London following the rise of targeted attacks on keyless cars.

 
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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 06 2014, @06:09AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 06 2014, @06:09AM (#113445)

    Defend me from systemd.

    Lest come the eventual lament
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJ-CWYoY9s [youtube.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by mendax on Thursday November 06 2014, @06:24AM

    by mendax (2840) on Thursday November 06 2014, @06:24AM (#113449)

    You'll live.

    --
    It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 06 2014, @08:07AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 06 2014, @08:07AM (#113460)

      What kind of life will that be, however?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 06 2014, @10:16AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 06 2014, @10:16AM (#113474)

    I think this "Gregory Smith" fellow and his Youtube channel are great.

    Some of his rants make excellent social commentary.

    Wish there were more like it.

  • (Score: 2) by JNCF on Thursday November 06 2014, @06:06PM

    by JNCF (4317) on Thursday November 06 2014, @06:06PM (#113593) Journal

    Defend me from systemd.

    I heard that Michael Hastings switched to systemd last year. It made him so frustrated that he drove his car into a tree... [rt.com]