US Department of Transportation Seeking Help for Motor Vehicle Cybersecurity Safeguards

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US Department of Transportation Seeking Help for Motor Vehicle Cybersecurity Safeguards

By CircleID Reporter
August 03, 2011, 8:56 pm PDT Views: 5,212 Add Comment

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), today released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking to obtain informed views on the “perceived needs, prevailing practices, and lessons learned concerning the cybersecurity and safety of safety-critical electronic control systems used in various modes of transportation and other industry sectors.”

USDOT: “Information and electronic technologies are being increasingly used to enhance transportation safety and efficiency—resulting in increasingly complex, cyber-physical systems, and new failure modes and mechanisms that are not well understood with respect to safety hazards and security vulnerabilities.”

Related Links:
Cyber security and Safety of Motor Vehicles Equipped with Electronic Control Systems USDOT, Aug.3.2011
US wants to build cybersecurity protection plan for cars NetworkWorld, Aug.3.2011

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