ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Car Hacking
Village (www.carhackingvillage.com) founded by Robert Leale, of CanBusHack, Inc., a
Michigan based-business, made its
inaugural debut at the Def Con 23 Conference last year in Las
Vegas. This year, the Village returns to Def Con 24 in Vegas
on August 4th.
The Car Hacking Village plays an important role for researchers
interested in the safety and security of the more than one billion
vehicles on the road worldwide. In 2015, over 16.5 million
vehicles were sold in the United
States. On average, motor vehicles are driven over
15,000 miles annually and consumers spend upwards of 730 hours per
year in their cars.
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Breaches of automotive systems have been in the forefront of the
global media for more than a year. Wired and wireless
exploitation of vehicle systems has become a critical safety
concern for the automotive industry, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Congress, the Department of Homeland
Security, and consumers.
The primary goal of the Car Hacking Village is to build a
community around discovering weaknesses and exposing
vulnerabilities that could significantly impact the safety and
security of all drivers and passengers on the road today.
Educating security researchers on the functionality of vehicle
systems coupled with providing them with the opportunity to gain
hands-on experience working side by side with experts in this field
is a plus for the attendees. Leveraging the vast amount
of experience the security research community brings to the Village
may increase the safety and security of vehicles on the road today
and for generations to come.
Ben LeMere, CEO of Berla
Corporation - an Automotive Cyber-Security Research Firm, will be
focusing on the vulnerabilities of OEM infotainment and telematics
systems equipped in today's cars at Def Con 24. LeMere will
be presenting during the turbo talk sessions within the Village on
issues related to security vulnerabilities that exist in
automobiles on the road today. Berla is a Tier 1 Automotive
Cyber Security supplier to the automotive industry and is renowned
for its global vehicle forensics product, iVe.
Robert Leale from CanBusHack,
Inc, a security research firm focused on vehicle networks and
embedded control systems, is an expert in reverse engineering,
cryptographic algorithms, embedded software, and vehicle network
controls. Robert will be presenting throughout the Def Con 24
conference in Vegas while working side by side with other
security researchers in the Car Hacking Village. Robert's
enthusiasm and mindful approach toward discovering security related
concerns within automobiles, for the good of the industry and the
safety of the public, is contagious.
Sponsors make it possible for Def Con attendees to experience
the Car Hacking Village. For information about the Village
sponsors please visit them on the web at
www.carhackingvillage.com/sponsors.
Contact: Melanie MacDonald, Car Hacking Village Media
Relations, mmacdonald@berla.co, 410-934-9396.
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