"A Jeep was hacked wirelessly and the bad guys crashed it. Not a science fiction movie – a new reality leading the news. Only the “bad guys” were white hat hackers who wanted to prove it could happen. Their three year experiment has opened a Pandora’s box of questions every consumer should ask. What do you look for when shopping for a new car? Do you look at gas mileage? Safety features? Dependability? Or do you look for a treasure trove of personal data that is stored in a computer on wheels?"
Read MoreOver the past year, it seems like every bad cybersecurity scenario that could happen has happened. What might be scarier is the threat you can’t see — the backdoor embedded in something you buy. A router or switch, for example. Federal agencies and their contractors are under a mandate to ensure cybersecurity not only for the products they buy, but also for the chain of suppliers involved in the manufacturing of finished systems. How do you do that? Vince Crisler, CEO of Dark Cubed and Partner at Fortalice Solutions, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain.
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