On: Malware infects Android-based automotive head unit firmware

[davoneus]

The logical endpoint of the entire "the car as software" concept. Can't wait for the security vendors to start hawking "AV for your car"

[Retr0id → davoneus]

I hope we see "de-smartification" conversion kits that replace the electronics with more straightforward (and repairable) offline equivalents. The ultimate AV.

[j16sdiz → Retr0id]

Don't see this happens any time soon.

Many feedback loops in modern car is software based and interconnected with each other.

Kits that works half as good without software would be very expensive to make.

[Retr0id → j16sdiz]

I didn't say without any software at all.

[doublerabbit → davoneus]

It's already in televisions. Not long now.