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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
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