Experts Want To Keep Your Car’s Computer Safe From Attack
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A virus
on a computer can be bad enough, possibly leading to hacked
accounts and even broken hardware. A virus on your car’s
computer however, could be downright dangerous. As our world
progresses, so too does our desire to computerize everything,
and our cars have become quite advanced. Staying one step ahead,
the McAfee team at Intel Corp has been working away in a very
unusual office for computer programmers and hackers: a West
Coast garage. McAfee, makers of the popular anti-virus software,
are just one of the teams looking to protect automobiles from
many bugs and viruses which could wreak havoc on the tiny
computers inside modern cars. As the cars become increasingly
advanced and the technology becomes cheaper, more and more of
these wide open and vulnerable computers are driving freely on
our Nation’s interstates, freeways and city streets. According
to some experts, many automakers have yet