Why automotive cybersecurity is important
Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) share a high volume of data and specific information by accessing a digital infrastructure that includes public internet access. With different devices, vehicles can connect and share data from onboard sensors and road infrastructure. This sharing of data, inclusive of personal data, ends up making vehicles more vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Negative implications include property and vehicle damage, poor brand reputation, and a deficit in market value for OEMs. Automotive cybersecurity is crucial as it protects those involved from impending cyber attacks. Just as connected autonomous vehicles have evolved, so has the threat of cyber attacks.
Executive summary
Ensuring the safety and security of self-driving or Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) is essential because a vehicle malfunction can lead to injury, occupant death, or harm to others outside of the vehicle. Manufacturers must establish vehicles that are both safe and secure.
To ensure that a given system is protected against unauthorized and malicious actions, proper strategies, practices, and techniques need to be in place to mitigate security risks associated with cyber attacks. Having a proper defense mechanism available to address security vulnerabilities that defines best practices will ensure safe and secure CAVs.
QA Consultants, in collaboration with Ontario Tech University, has conducted extensive research on state-of-the-art CAV cybersecurity and consolidated automotive security vulnerabilities challenges.
As a result of this research, QA Consultants has invested in developing an advanced automated cybersecurity test framework to detect and find solutions to existing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in CAVs.
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