This article discussed about how vulnerabilities of automotive system enable car hacking. As the car becomes increasingly computerized, many accidents due to system and software flaws are exposed to the public. Therefore, the security of car’s system and internal network should one of the top concern of car manufacturers. However, I think just few auto manufacturers have placed enough emphasis on developing secure vehicle information system. Back to 2014, it was approved that Jeep could be remotely took over, and therefore, Fiat had to recall all the affected cars to fix the problem. Even though the car manufacturer is keeping improving their systems, researchers still find vulnerabilities that enable hackers to access the car’s internal network through the entertainment system. Hackers are able to seize the control of the car by turning the steering wheel, hitting the brake or slamming on the accelerator. Researchers are currently focusing on the potential attacks related to sensors and radar that enable self-parking and self-driving.
I think this article is interesting because when people talk about information security and hacking, I would first think about privacy. However, it is much more than privacy, it also relates to people’s safety and health especially for vehicles and medical devices. The most common interconnected system connecting different systems in most of cars is called CAN bus. One of the greatest vulnerabilities is the lack of encryption on the CAN bus. A weakness of any one of the system could enable attackers access the the rest of the systems and even take control of the car. This would become the one of the greatest challenges to car manufactures, as most of them are focusing on developing self-parking and self-driving car.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/28/car-hacking-future-self-driving-security