Tesla Responded To Cyber Attack By Presenting Roadmap for Fast Fixes

Tesla Motors has responded to a hacking attack over the internet.

The American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has taken an initiative to address the concerns of its vehicle users. Tesla news exclaimed that cyber security experts have exposed some software flaws in the automaker’s Model S that could let hackers switch off an operating car’s engine. However, Tesla’s customers should not worry much, as the electric powered car manufacturer has tried to fix them over the internet.

Tesla news today disclosed that cars equipped with on-board computing devices are adding wireless technology, which turns them into easy targets for hackers, as seen recently with a Jeep Cherokee. The Californian organization responded by offering a model describing how other vehicle makers could encounter the increasing threat of computer attacks. Tesla owners would get tech updates on their infotainment screens to download, the same way smartphone users do.

Tesla Motors news affirmed that Marc Rogers and Kevin Mahaffey discovered the flaws in Model S. The two experts discussed the vulnerabilities earlier this week and found out six key loops in the car, alerted the South African born entrepreneur’s enterprise, and coordinated their exposure with a measure from Tesla to reduce the risk to owners of the vehicle, which is offered for $70,000.

Official sources informed that such a responsible disclosure, as the method is identified in the cyber security community, is common in the computing sector. The automaker is unique in the vehicle manufacturing industry for its capability to update owners’ cars quickly via the Internet. Similar flaws have adversely affected the operations of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, as it was asked to recall 1400,000 vehicles last month to upgrade software after hackers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee operating at 70 miles per hour and caused it to run off a freeway in a demonstration for Wired.

Commercial sources indicated that the cyber-attack, which was triggered by scanning a cellular network to locate and deactivate jeeps, demonstrated that wireless connections represent a weakness of modern cars. Such hacking attempts are potentially more harmful than the method used in the Tesla hack, in which the researchers need to have physical access to weaken car’s electronic system.

The co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Lookout Inc., Kevin Mahaffey, has posted on a blog that Tesla’s ability to fix over the Internet should be a model for other vehicle makers. It is most likely that Tesla’s response to the cyber-attack would not only improve its reputation in the tech world but also motivate its workforce.

Tesla’s management should now take steps to overcome all its weaknesses. Hacking groups might continue to attack its car’s systems in a similar manner, which should be mitigated at all costs. The revolution in vehicle production has presented new challenges to the industry.