All cybersecurity articles
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ArticleOEM and Tier One venture divisions invest in start-ups: BMW for machine intelligence and cybersecurity, Faurecia for cognitive science, Toyota for robotics
BMW i Ventures in Silicon Valley BMW’s i Ventures capital fund, based in Mountain View, California [HQ pictured], is investing in two-year-old machine intelligence company Graphcore, based in Bristol, UK, and with offices in London, Oslo, Palo Alto and Beijing. Graphcore is said to be developing a ...
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ArticleSecure, safe EV charging: Penta Security and GridWiz go for encryption, Luxoft leverages blockchain for carshare services
Image: Penta Security South Korea-based Penta Security has added an electric vehicle charging security solution, AutoCrypt V2G, to its AutoCrypt suite for connected transportation systems. This is intended to provide safe communication throughout the EV charging infrastructure and charging payment systems. AutoCrypt V2G uses the open charge point ...
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ArticleConsortium creates CAN Data Diode for vehicle cybersecurity
Image: IrdetoA consortium including America’s National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), Irdeto, Geotab and DG Technologies has developed a CAN Data Diode hardware device in collaboration with the University of Tulsa. Created in the university’s Student CyberTruck Experience (CyTex) program, this is said to secure a truck’s electronic logging ...
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ArticleBMW to expand cooperation with China's Tencent
Image: BMW GroupBMW Group is to expand its co-operation and joint research work with the Chinese cybersecurity research team Tencent Keen Security Lab. It has been carrying out security tests both internally and with independent third parties, and a project with Tencent Keen explored potential vulnerabilities in the head ...
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FeatureBlackberry cyber-security chief: “Internet-based hacks could affect a large number of cars”
Alex Manea, BlackBerry’s chief security officer talks about connected car security vulnerabilities and how the automotive industry can better prepare.
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ArticleStudy sees shortage of cybersecurity experts
Cyberthreats are growing and companies are having trouble finding enough specialist IT staff (Photo: IBM)A new study has found that companies and organizations are having a tough time finding the cybersecurity experts they need in a world increasingly exposed to digital dangers.Isaca, a global IT association, found that more ...
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Feature"My role is to protect the vehicle ecosystem"
Jeff Massimilla was named chief product cybersecurity officer of General Motors (GM) in 2014. His appointment, one of the first of its kind in the global auto industry, underscored the crucial importance of cyber safety for the coming generations of fully connected cars. Massimilla spoke to automotiveIT at the Detroit ...
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ArticleNXP works with Trillium on automotive cybersecurity software
NXP is keen to develop systems to protect connected cars from cyber attacks (Photo: NXP)NXP will test test Trillium's SecureCAR cybersecurity software in its next-generation microcontroller platform, as the chipmaker steps up its efforts to build embedded technology that can withstand cyber attacks.NXP said Trillium's software complements its own ...
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ArticleIHS: Automotive cybersecurity market to soar
Automotive software complexity increases cybersecurity concerns (Photo: Cisco)Demand for software and cloud-based services to protect connected cars will soar to 759 million dlrs in the next seven years, according to a new market forecast.IHS Markit predicts that, by 2023, a quarter of all vehicles sold will be equipped with ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress: The rising challenge of cyber security
Michael George (Photo: Claus Dick)A security gap identified in BMW's ConnectedDrive infotainment system showed clearly that more connectivity also provides more entry points for cyber crime."Devices and services are more and more interconnected, and create vast amounts of data. But to whom do they belong and are they secure?" ...
