Unsafe At Any Speed: Security Risks in Modern Cars
[part 1, MP3, 9 minutes]
[part 2, MP3, 10 minutes]

Modern cars are highly computerized, and therefore in theory vulnerable to the same kinds of security attacks that are now commonly mounted against servers and desktop machines. How serious are the risks? In this podcast, I report on some remarkable new research that demonstrated some extraordinary attacks on a modern car. Part 1 talks about attacks that require physical access; Part 2 talks about remote attacks that exploit wireless and cell phone networks.

These podcasts are written and read by Daniel Jackson. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of MIT or Accenture. All similarities to real people (or software), living or dead, are coincidental. No animals or software developers were harmed in this production.

Introductory music used with kind permission of Chris Breemer via the Piano Society.

Copyright 2011, Daniel Jackson