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DOT Issues Proposed Cybersecurity Guidance to Automotive Industry

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U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Federal Cybersecurity Guidance to Automotive Industry

U.S. Department of Transportation issues Federal guidance to the automotive industry for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity.The guidance covers cybersecurity best practices for all motor vehicles, individuals and organizations manufacturing and designing vehicle systems and software.— Cybersecurity Best Practices for Modern Vehicles / Page 5: "Vehicles are cyber-physical systems and cybersecurity vulnerabilities could impact safety of life.

U.S. DOT Issues Federal Guidance to the Automotive Industry for Improving Motor Vehicle Cybersecurity

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it is taking a proactive safety approach to protect vehicles from malicious cyber-attacks and unauthorized access by releasing proposed guidance for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity."Cybersecurity is a safety issue, and a top priority at the Department," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx."Our intention with today's guidance is to provide best practices to help protect against breaches and other security failures that can put motor vehicle safety at risk."The proposed cybersecurity guidance focuses on layered solutions to ensure vehicle systems are designed to take appropriate and safe actions, even when an attack is successful.

NHTSA Releases Proposed Cybersecurity Guidance for Automotive Industry and Solicits Public Comment

Monday, October 31, 2016On October 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") announced the release of Cybersecurity Best Practices for Modern Vehicles, a non-binding, proposed guidance document designed to assist the automotive industry in improving motor vehicle cybersecurity and mitigating threats to safety.The guidance is intended to apply broadly to "all individuals and organizations manufacturing and designing vehicle systems and software," including entities that design, supply, manufacture, alter or modify motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment.The voluntary best practices described in the guidance are intended to "provide a solid foundation for developing a risk-based approach" to mitigating cybersecurity risks throughout the automotive industry.