CybersecurityExploring automotive cybersecurity vulnerabilities at Def Con 24
In 2015, more than 16.5 million vehicles were sold in the United States. The Car Hacking Village helps researchers interested in the safety and security of the more than one billion vehicles on the road around the world. The Car Hacking Village made its debut at the Def Con 23 Conference last year in Las Vegas. This year, the Village returns to Def Con 24 in Vegas on 4 August.
The Car Hacking Village made its debut at the Def Con 23 Conference last year in Las Vegas. This year, the Village returns to Def Con 24 in Vegas on 4 August.
The Car Hacking Village helps researchers interested in the safety and security of the more than one billion vehicles on the road around the world. In 2015, more than 16.5 million vehicles were sold in the United States. On average, motor vehicles are driven over 15,000 miles annually and consumers spend upward of 730 hours per year in their cars.
CHV notes that breaches of automotive systems have been in the forefront of the global media for more than a year. Wired and wireless exploitation of vehicle systems has become a critical safety concern for the automotive industry, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Congress, the Department of Homeland Security, and consumers.
CHV says that the primary goal of the Car Hacking Village is to build a community around discovering weaknesses and exposing vulnerabilities that could significantly impact the safety and security of all drivers and passengers on the road today. “Educating security researchers on the functionality of vehicle systems coupled with providing them with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working side by side with experts in this field is a plus” for the attendees at the Def Con event, CHV says. “Leveraging the vast amount of experience the security research community brings to the Village may increase the safety and security of vehicles on the road today and for generations to come.”
At the event, Ben LeMere, CEO of Berla Corporation, an automotive cybersecurity research firm, will be focusing on the vulnerabilities of OEM infotainment and telematics systems equipped in today’s cars. LeMere will be presenting during the turbo talk sessions within the Village on issues related to security vulnerabilities that exist in automobiles on the road today. Berla is a Tier 1 Automotive Cyber Security supplier to the automotive industry and is known for its global vehicle forensics product, iVe.
Robert Leale from CanBusHack, Inc, a security research firm focused on vehicle networks and embedded control systems, is an expert in reverse engineering, cryptographic algorithms, embedded software, and vehicle network controls. Leale will be presenting at the conference, alongside other security researchers in the Car Hacking Village.
