Five Lessons On The 'Security Of Things' From The Jeep Cherokee Hack

Last week, Wired published an account describing how two security researchers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, were able to wirelessly hack into a Jeep Cherokee, first taking control of the entertainment system and windshield wipers, and then disabling the accelerator. Andy Greenberg, the Wired writer who was at the wheel as the self-described “digital crash test dummy” explained what happened next: Immediately my accelerator stopped working. As I frantically pressed the pedal and watched ...