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SHARED INTEL: From airbags to malware: vehicle cyber safety arises in the age of connected cars

The Last Watchdog

Related: Privacy rules for vehicles As vehicles continue to offer modern features such as app-to-car connectivity, remote control access, and driver assistance software, a huge risk lurks in the shadows. Rising regulations As the attack surface broadens, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) find themselves in a unique position.

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NHTSA Publishes Final Cybersecurity Best Practices

Hunton Privacy

The 2022 Best Practices also is an update to NHTSA’s first cybersecurity best practices document, which was issued in 2016. . The 2022 Best Practices reflect the agency’s final, non-binding vehicle cybersecurity guidance following its release of draft guidance in January 2021.

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Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel disclose security breaches

Security Affairs

Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel have disclosed security breaches that they have suffered back in 2016 and 2018. Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial provider and Kobe Steel is one of the major steel manufacturers. The amount of unauthorized access is approximately 200 megabytes, mainly for documents.”.

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MY TAKE: Businesses gravitate to ‘passwordless’ authentication — widespread consumer use up next

The Last Watchdog

Yet, the tech titans recently agreed to adopt a common set of standards supporting passwordless access to websites and apps. Instead of the teller having to type in a username and password, then also use a second-factor of authentication over and over, access now happens silently and swiftly based on who the teller is. Coming advances.

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INFRA:HALT flaws impact OT devices from hundreds of vendors

Security Affairs

IN FRA:HALT is a set of vulnerabilities affecting a popular TCP/IP library commonly OT devices manufactured by more than 200 vendors. NicheStack (aka InterNiche stack) is a proprietary TCP/IP stack developed originally by InterNiche Technologies and acquired by HCC Embedded in 2016. ” states the report.

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STEPS FORWARD: Regulators are on the move to set much needed IoT security rules of the road

The Last Watchdog

I had an eye-opening conversation about all of this with Steve Hanna , distinguished engineer at Infineon Technologies , a global semiconductor manufacturer based in Neubiberg, Germany. The Mirai botnet, initially discovered in October 2016 , infected Internet-connected routers, cameras and digital video recorders at scale.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here?s why Tesla has been sabotaged twice in two years ? lax network security

The Last Watchdog

Musk reportedly sent out an internal email describing how an unnamed insider allegedly made unspecified code changes to the company’s manufacturing systems. In 2016, the company sued a former oil-services executive for impersonating Musk while crafting an email message sent to former Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler.