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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: aaronjb on 01 August 2017, 14:08:42

Title: How secure is your Nissan Leaf?
Post by: aaronjb on 01 August 2017, 14:08:42
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-208-01

The "infotainment" system, it appears, is "not very".

Translation: The built in "mobile phone" chipset is vulnerable to remote attack. According to Nissan, Infiniti, Ford & BMW, the only thing someone can do is disable non-safety critical features..
Title: Re: How secure is your Nissan Leaf?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 01 August 2017, 14:50:21
This is the new world of  motoring in the future.

In the past a man would cut your brake pipes if he didn't like you (or found out you were shagging his wife or daughter....or both).

Today, a spotty nerdy fifteen year old taking a break from self abusing, can make your brakes fail from his bedroom.
Title: Re: How secure is your Nissan Leaf?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 01 August 2017, 14:51:45
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-208-01

The "infotainment" system, it appears, is "not very".

Translation: The built in "mobile phone" chipset is vulnerable to remote attack. According to Nissan, Infiniti, Ford & BMW, the only thing someone can do is disable non-safety critical features..

They would say that, wouldn't they. :)
Title: Re: How secure is your Nissan Leaf?
Post by: Gaffers on 01 August 2017, 15:20:49
What we are seeing in these cases is that new technologies are being let down by older supporting tech with vulnerabilities that are known or become known through their lifecycle.  I can see a shift in the future whereby there will be security warranties similar to product warranties but which are linked to home/car insurance policies (ie your declared home security equipment must be within it's security warranty for your claim to be valid in the event of a theft) and also linked to your Cyber insurance if you are a large corporation handling PII.

Things are going to become very interesting in the it/network security space in the next decade or so  :y (which is good for me)  :D
Title: Re: How secure is your Nissan Leaf?
Post by: aaronjb on 01 August 2017, 15:45:15
Things are going to become very interesting in the it/network security space in the next decade or so  :y (which is good for me)  :D

Likewise! :)
Title: Re: How secure is your Nissan Leaf?
Post by: TheBoy on 01 August 2017, 18:20:48
And me :)