Panasonic Cyber Protection System for Internet-Connected Cars

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2021: Introduction to Cyber Protection for Internet-Connected Cars

The Japanese The corporation Panasonic intends to introduce a security system that prevents cyber attacks and captures control over. connected cars The solution is becoming particularly relevant in view of the mass proliferation of To the Internet autopiloted transport plug-ins and tools and their vulnerability to. hackers This became known on November 24, 2021.

The system will monitor software installed in cars connected to the Internet and detect atypical behavior and attempted hacking in a timely manner. Special groups of employees on the side of Panasonic and automakers will monitor the system around the clock.

At the end of October 2021, Panasonic demonstrated the example of a cyber attack and its discovery at an impromptu monitoring center created in Tokyo. As soon as the demo car in Osaka was subjected to an experimental remote attack, the driving wheel of the car quickly turned 180 degrees, and a warning sound was heard at the observation panel in Tokyo.

If the control of the on-board computer is intercepted during the movement of the car, this leads to accidents, including fatal ones. In practice, deviations from the norm must be detected at a much earlier stage, "said a Panasonic representative, adding that the company's system is capable of this.

It is expected that the developer and manufacturer teams will cooperate in collecting information and updating the automotive system. According to Panasonic, the installed software can be updated remotely as possible to prevent an attack from outside. The company said that the surveillance center will be able to service cars equally effectively both in Japan and abroad.

According to the research company Fuji Keizai Group, the number of cars connected to the Internet will steadily increase - from 34% of all cars sold in the world in 2019 to 80% in 2035.

The Japanese government is also strengthening measures against cyber attacks. All cars with traffic control systems that can be updated over the wireless network will have to be checked by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan from July 2022.

According to the ministry, the evaluation criteria include the presence of a pre-installed cybersecurity management system from the automaker, as well as the possibility of updating the relevant software.

Panasonic noted that the company will collaborate with IT companies and try to make this system an industry standard.