John, a couple of years ago a hacker named Charlie Miller demonstrated the ability to hack into a Jeep while it was being driven. He could literally control almost everything about that Jeep including turning the windshield wipers on and off, changing the gears, controlling the radio/entertainment system, shutting down the engine, etc. He even had power over the acceleration, braking, and steering to a limited degree. My question is why is any vehicle capable of being connected to the internet have its SYSTEMS on the network while on the road? These capabilities should be hardware locked out from the network when the vehicle is moving. That seems to me to be a no-brainer.
Sometimes an engineer's urge to add more bells and whistles overwhelms the sense God gave an earthworm. . . and they pile on and pile on, regardless of the security of what's being added!
Crazy. Security is an after-thought, bolt-on if there’s time. Until security is the foundation of designs, systems will routinely be compromised. With tragic consequences at this pace.