Antivirus for the car, optional or standard?
From next 2022, cars that do not have a cybersecurity certificate will not be able to be sold in Europe, as indicated in the new United Nations regulation and which will be reflected in a European Vehicle Safety Regulation.
In the same way that EuroNCAP tells us that a car is safe in the event of an accident, or ecological, thanks to GreeNCAP, it is now possible to know if a vehicle is cyber safe thanks to Eurocybcar, a company that will show the results of its tests so that the consumer can know, compare and choose the level of cybersecurity of cars.
According to the analysis of vehicle cybersecurity by the specialized company Eurocybcar, cyberattacks and the potential danger they pose to the safety of motorists are not a problem of the future, but of the present:
«This threat does not only affect autonomous cars, but any vehicle that incorporates a minimum of technology such as Bluetooth, alert systems, airbags, ABS or remote control keys», indicated Eurocybcar.
This is why the UN and the European Union have created a series of legislative initiatives to strictly regulate cybersecurity in vehicles.
"Until now, car manufacturers They have allocated millions of euros to improve the safety of vehicles, and although they included more and more technology in their models, They had not taken into account cybersecurity. However, some of them, anticipating regulatory changes, are subjecting their cars to the test. Eurocybcar", the first in the world to officially rate the cybersecurity of a vehicle," claimed the Spanish company.
In these controls, different elements of the model are tested, from whether a cybercriminal could manipulate the ABS, brakes or steering, to remote access to the vehicle. Vehicle mobile applications are also reviewed.
«Every day the number of cases of vehicles that disappear from the door of their owners' houses without leaving a trace and without signs of force. All cases have a common denominator: keyless opening and starting systems», has assured Eurocybcar, which has insisted on the importance of carrying out cybersecurity tests on cars.
