NHTSA Releases Proposed Cybersecurity Guidance for Automotive Industry and Solicits Public Comment
Monday, October 31, 2016On October 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") announced the release of Cybersecurity Best Practices for Modern Vehicles, a non-binding, proposed guidance document designed to assist the automotive industry in improving motor vehicle cybersecurity and mitigating threats to safety.The guidance is intended to apply broadly to "all individuals and organizations manufacturing and designing vehicle systems and software," including entities that design, supply, manufacture, alter or modify motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment.The voluntary best practices described in the guidance are intended to "provide a solid foundation for developing a risk-based approach" to mitigating cybersecurity risks throughout the automotive industry.
Feds Propose Voluntary Automotive Cybersecurity Standards
Application Security , Breach Preparedness , CybersecurityFeds Propose Voluntary Automotive Cybersecurity Standards2 Senators Say Guidelines Don't Go Far Enough, Seek RegulationsCover of NHTSA's new auto cybersecurity guide.Stopping well short of issuing regulations, the U.S. federal government is proposing voluntary cybersecurity guidelines aimed at getting automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">carmakers and their suppliers to secure computers and electronics in automobiles.See Also: Faster Payments, Faster Fraud?
Ransomware May Be the Next Big Automotive Cybersecurity Threat – News – Car and Driver
Dozens of researchers have now shown that it's possible to hack in to a automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">car and commandeer its controls.But in the real world, such dire automotive cyberattacks have yet to materialize.That shouldn't lull anyone into a false sense of security.