Tag: Chris Guenther

Electronic Logging Devices
Hacking trucks: Cybersecurity and the ELD mandate
With hundreds of thousands of big rigs about to tack on internet-connected ELDs, some people see a major security threat.
September 7, 2017
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Channel 19
Foiling the truck-hackers, ELD edition: Vigilance needed from all quarters of the industry
Might the future bring malicious programming attacks on the electronic systems controlling vehicles? Cybersecurity researchers have shown it’s possible, but no actual hack has been documented. One operator’s story of ELD/ECM malfunction, however, raises question the industry needs to continue to ask.
January 26, 2017
This slide from the NAFA Fleet Management Association’s October presentation on and discussion of vehicle hacking risk illustrated the variety of entry points that presented opportunity for malicious programmers. Read more about the discussion’s assessments of risk and ways to combat it via this link.
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