Hack Your Car: Building In-Vehicle Computing Systems
Max Mullen explores hack your car: building in-vehicle computing systems at DEF CON 12, examining hacker-culture and practical defenses.
Summary
Architecture and Background
Max Mullen presents a practical guide to designing, fabricating, and mounting custom PC-based vehicle computing systems, covering touchscreen LCD integration, power regulation, dashboard modifications, and onboard multimedia software. Max Mullen contextualize these mechanics within the broader community landscape.
Vulnerability Analysis
The technical analysis investigates threat vectors and design shortcomings related to hacker-culture, community, infosec-industry, media-relations.
Exploitation and Demonstrations
Max Mullen presents a practical guide to designing, fabricating, and mounting custom PC-based vehicle computing systems, covering touchscreen LCD integration, power regulation, dashboard modifications, and onboard multimedia software.
Remediation and Defensive Strategies
Defenders and researchers are provided actionable defensive mitigations, monitoring telemetry, and configuration safeguards to minimize systemic risk.
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