Connected Vehicles: Understanding the Risks of Cyber Threats

Preventing, detecting, and remediating attacks on networks, devices, and applications have been important concerns and challenges for the technology industry. But as consumer electronics, network- and cloud-based services, and the new world of connected devices converge, the personal vehicle has become a target. The auto industry—automakers, software developers, chipmakers, and other component manufacturers in the automotive supply chain—is becoming increasingly aware that both components and finished products are potential targets for malicious attacks.