Autonomous Vehicles Security
The ramifications of autonomous driving in the IT infrastructure space, as this involves Interconnected Vehicles, Vehicle Automation, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Big Data and Shared Economy. This opens the pandora box of increasing attack surfaces for the vehicles of future, and the possibilities that your next car can be hacked. Almost every automobile company has reported hacking/ cyber theft incident in the past 15 years. In 2015, one of the major reasons GM recalled 2.7 million Jeeps was when the hacker walked up to the vehicle on the road, lets himself inside the vehicle, takes control of the steering wheel, starts the vehicle, and drives away as the new owner of the Jeep. And the ordeal was recorded on camera.
Cyber threats to Autonomous Vehicle
Ransomware
Generally affects the car manufacturers, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), attacks on supply chain for Tier 1 and Tier 2 dealer networks and maintenance dealer networks.
Engine Control Units
Attackers could use ECU’s (including Engine ECM, Powertrain PCM, Suspension SCM, Vehicle Safety ECU to obtain access to the vehicle internal system.
Cloud Service Providers
Insurance services, driving records,
Denial of Service Attacks
Wheel Jamming, IoT endpoints on the wheels, brake systems
Remote Hacking
Wireless Carjacking, Key Fob cloning
Attack on IoT devices
GPS jamming, Bluetooth jamming, external sensors, entertainment devices
Andromeda Risk Consulting recommends three ways automakers can build secure vehicles. First, security must be part of the design of every component bringing all suppliers in one robust IT platform. Second, there needs to be a multi-layered cybersecurity solution that involves in-vehicle, IT network, and cloud security defenses. Third, automakers need to develop vehicle security operations centers to monitor, detect, and quickly respond to cyber incidents to protect vehicles, services, fleets, and road users.
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