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Cyber Warfare In Cars
Forbes Should another world war occur, there will be two new domains of conflict in addition to air, naval and land forces: space and cyber warfare. The latter will be the first-ever, man-made domain of conflict, while the others are provided by nature. The … |
In a report recently obtained by The Guardian, the FBI expressed both concern for driverless cars being used as weapons in drive-by shootings or unmanned bombings and excitement about its potential use for surveillance and pursuit of suspects.
The ability for one person to travel in an autonomous vehicle while “multitasking” could make it easier for individual terrorists or bad actors to carry out attacks and flee the scene, the FBI report said. For example, a driver behind the wheel of an autonomous vehicle can carry out a drive-by shooting or other attack without having to control the car.
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Imagine a job where you go into work, sit down at your desk, boot up your machine and then launch a cyberattack on a car while it is being driven on the other side of the globe. While that might sound like a movie plot, security research engineer Jonathan Brossard says it’s possible.
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Black Hat USA posted an impressive “first batch” of briefings that will be presented at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on August 6 and 7. Here are a few that have already caught my eye.
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