As high-tech features like adaptive cruise control, automatic braking and automatic parallel parking systems make cars smarter, it's also making them more vulnerable to hackers — a risk that an automotive security researcher says carmakers appear to be ignoring.
"There's no culture of security," said Chris Valasek, director of vehicle security research at the computer security consulting firm IOActive, in a keynote speech at the SecTor IT security conference in Toronto this week. That's a concern, he said, because of the potential damage that can be caused by a remotely hijacked car.
In recent years, security researchers at the University of Washington showed they could hack a car and start it either via the systems used for emissions testing or remotely using things like Bluetooth wireless connectivity or cellular radio to start the car.
"Unlike regular PCs, if your car is breached, there’s a chance for physical loss and not just financial loss," he said. "Smashing your car into a pole or braking and starting a traffic jam are things that aren't easily fixed."
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