By Madhusudan Joshi
Push for connected, autonomous, shared and electric (CASE) technologies have drastically increased the electronic content in the vehicles. On an average a typical modern car has 50-plus Electronic Control Units (ECUs), 100-plus microprocessors and more than 100 million lines of software code. These numbers are higher than in an aircraft, satellite or rover. By increasing electronics, digitization, and internet connectivity, automobiles have joined the digital bandwagon and have become vulnerable to cyberattacks. Connectivity, big data acquisition, big data analysis with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and social engineering have made the entire automotive ecosystem a part of the IoT network.
The concept of cyber security becomes more relevant in the automotive context since the systems and subsystems related to safety of vehicle users shall be protected against unauthorized access, malfunction etc. In addition to safety, risk of financial impact is also involved in a big way. Nowadays cars are connected to several IT…
