Auto cybersecurity is on national agendas because automobiles are increasingly connected to the Internet and other systems and bad actors can commandeer a vehicle and render it dangerous, amongst other undesirable outcomes. The problem is complex and the point-solutions that exist today are fragmented leaving a very porous and “hackable” system. BlackBerry provides a 7-Pillar recommendation to harden automobile electronics from attack. The solution is intended to make it significantly harder for an attacker to create mischief. This paper describes the 7-pillars and how BlackBerry can help.
