Computing Primetime: Cyber Security: Planes Trains and Automobiles

UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department
Chair Rajesh Gupta, an expert in cyber-physical systems, kicks off
a conversation with two cyber security experts from the
computer-science faculty in UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of
Engineering: Prof. Stefan Savage, and Prof. Hovav Shacham. Savage
and colleagues generated controversy and debate over public policy
after they demonstrated the vulnerability of modern automobiles to
attack from hackers who can take advantage of internal as well as
external digital components and systems in today’s cars. Most
recently, Prof. Shacham uncovered security vulnerabilities
involving the full-body backscatter, X-ray scanners deployed at
entrances to airports, train stations and other public places.
Series: "Computing Primetime" [Science] [Show ID: 28620]