Telematics present several vehicle security challenges

Sept. 19, 2016
Telematics advances access for repair shops, but poses vehicle security risks

Tschanen Brandyberry, special projects editor for the UBM Americas – Automotive Group, wrote a blog, “Preparing for telematics changes and hacks.”

While telematics offers many potential benefits to drivers and technicians, there also is a dark side to telematics that opens it up to hacking. That vulnerability could grow, according to Mahbubul Alam of Movimento Group, who explained how a vehicle could be susceptible to hacking during a presentation at NACE 2016.

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