(Bloomberg Business) — The Jeep Cherokee brought to a halt by hackers last week exposed wireless networks as the weakest link in high-tech vehicles, underscoring the need to find fast over-the-air fixes to block malicious intrusions.
Features that buyers now expect in most modern automobiles, such as driving directions and restaurant guides, count on a constant connection to a telecommunications network. But that link also makes cars vulnerable to security invasions like those that threaten computers in homes and businesses.
"The Jeep case was a great example of how it's not about the vehicle itself, but the network," said Thilo Koslowski, an automotive-technology analyst at Gartner Inc. "Once these systems are connected to the outside and start to talking to each other, that's when the problems start."
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