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[ NNSquad ] Linux and automotive computing security
Linux and automotive computing security
http://j.mp/R8GaO2 (LWN)
"There was no security track at the 2012 Automotive Linux Summit, but
numerous sessions and the "hallway track" featured anecdotes about the
ease of compromising car computers. This is no surprise: as Linux
makes inroads into automotive computing, the security question takes
on an urgency not found on desktops and servers. Too often, though,
Linux and open source software in general are perceived as
insufficiently battle-hardened for the safety-critical needs of
highway speed computing - reading the comments on an automotive Linux
news story it is easy to find a skeptic scoffing that he or she would
not trust Linux to manage the engine, brakes, or airbags. While
hackers in other embedded Linux realms may understandably feel miffed
at such a slight, the bigger problem is said skeptic's presumption
that a modern Linux-free car is a secure environment - which is
demonstrably untrue."
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
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- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
- Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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