In 2015, security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek shook the automotive industry by remotely hacking a Jeep Cherokee driven by a Wired reporter, Andy Greenberg. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration fined the parent company of Jeep $105 million because of the hack.
The warning didn't slow the rise of the connected car.
Connected cars deliver a wide range of services to the driver and passengers, from internet connection and vehicle monitoring to safety warnings and the ability to buy goods and services while on the go. It's crept beyond the passenger vehicle into the emerging self-drive industry.
It's not surprising that automotive cyberattacks have grown in Frequency more than 225% in the year 2021. The automotive cybersecurity market is predicted to reach $5.3 billion by the end of the year.
Miller and Valasek are undisputed leaders in the industry who both hold top security roles at GM. The two-day event is scheduled for May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California, and will feature the best and brightest minds building and investing in the future of transportation.
One of the most technically proficient hackers on Earth is a security engineer named Miller.
Miller was a computer hacker at the National Security Agency, and he consulted and worked for the computer security teams at Didi Chuxing.
Valasek is the director of security engineering at Cruise. He has experience in reverse engineering and exploitation research. Before joining Cruise, Valasek was the director of vehicle security research at IOActive.
Don't miss a wide-ranging conversation about the road that led Miller and Valasek from that Jeep Cherokee to Cruise, what needs to happen before the public trusts driverless vehicles, industry trends and what they are seeing.
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