US Lawmakers Slam Opt-in Car Cybersecurity Guidance

US regulators have urged car manufacturers to prioritize cybersecurity in the design of their vehicles, in a new voluntary set of guidelines.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released on MondayCybersecurity Best Practices for Modern Vehicles – what it claimed to be “a solid foundation for developing a risk-based approach and important processes” to ensure systems are properly secured.

It continued:

“NHTSA believes that it important for the automotive industry to make vehicle cybersecurity an organizational priority. This includes proactively adopting and using available guidance such as this document and existing standards and best practices. Prioritizing vehicle cybersecurity also means establishing other internal processes and strategies to ensure that systems will be reasonably safe under expected realworld conditions, including those that may arise due to potential vehicle cybersecurity vulnerabilities.”

The document sets out best practice advice including information sharing via the Auto ISAC; following established standards such as ISO; pen testing; and creating a new industry-specific vulnerability reporting program. For the full article click here 

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