Re:Now your car is a cybersecurity risk, too
by CrazyStat on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:10AM
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Exactly this. If they would mail me a USB stick with the update so I could do it myself I'd happily do that, but driving 20-30 minutes to the dealer, waiting for the update, and then driving back home is an enormous waste of time.
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Dodge/Chrysler/Ram did that a few years ago when some researchers showed how they could take over a Jeep Grand Cherokee via the 4G connection in the entertainment center, and apply brakes and gas. I got a USB stick in the mail, with instructions on how to use it.
Though how sure were you that it was Chrysler that sent you that USB stick? Not that I don’t think it was legit but is that really more secure than an encrypted OTA update?
Re:Now your car is a cybersecurity risk, too
by WalterBright on Friday May 21, 2021 @03:08PM
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> Though how sure were you that it was Chrysler that sent you that USB stick?
For the same reason you never get malware USB sticks in the mail to stick into your computer. It costs money.