Corey Thuen, Senior Security Consultant for IOActive, to take part in panel discussion at TU-Automotive Cybersecurity USA 2016

With the rapid advancement in the development of vehicle telematics/infotainment systems, the scope of security vulnerabilities in vehicles equipped with telematics/OBD2 dongle systems are exponentially expanding and the risk of potential hacker attack are rapidly growing.

In January 2017, all government vehicles will be mandated to collect and record operational data, opening up US government fleets to similar vulnerabilities, under Executive Order 13693: Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade.

The panelists in a roundtable session will discuss:

• Various steps fleet owners, OEMs, Tier 1s, and others can take today to start protecting their vehicles from cybersecurity attacks, including best practices, updates, monitoring, and the longer-term path to comprehensive solutions
• The ecosystem impacts of these serious vehicle vulnerabilities and possible mitigation strategies

Panelists include:

• Kevin Harnett, Cybersecurity Program Manager, Advanced Vehicle Technology Division, Department of Transportation/Volpe Center
• Graham Watson, Senior Analyst, Department of Transportation/Volpe-SGT
• Corey Thuen, Senior Security Consultant, IOActive
• Dan Klinedinst, Senior Threat and Vulnerability Researcher, CERT
• Chris King, Vulnerability Analyst, CERT
• Ofer Kapota, Lead Researcher, Argus Cyber Security

About Corey Thuen
Corey Thuen is a Senior Security Consultant at IOActive where he focuses on transportation and industrial control security. He has spent over a decade hacking critical infrastructure systems. Corey’s recent research has been in the realm of vehicle security and remote telemetry dongles.

Before joining IOActive, Corey served as Security Researcher at Digital Bond. Earlier, Corey worked at Southfork Security and Idaho National Laboratory. Thuen is a NSA CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Fellow and received a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Idaho. He regularly speaks at conferences, teaches hands-on training exercises, and participates in Capture-the-Flag competitions. 

About TU-Automotive Cybersecurity USA 2016
TU-Automotive is the reference point and communications hub for the evolving automotive technology segment as it converges with consumer electronics, mobile and the Internet of Things (IoT) to re-define connectivity, mobility and autonomous use-cases. TU-Automotive provides the world’s biggest B2B connected car conferences and exhibitions, as well as industry analysis and news. For more information,  follow us on Twitter @TUAutomotive

About IOActive
IOActive is the industry’s only research-driven, high-end information security services firm with a proven history of better securing our customers through real-world scenarios created by our security experts. Our world-renowned consulting and research teams deliver a portfolio of specialist security services ranging from penetration testing and application code assessment to chip reverse engineering across multiple industries. IOActive is the only security services firm that has a dedicated practice focusing on Smart Cities and the transportation and technology that connects them. Global 500 companies across every industry continue to trust IOActive with their most critical and sensitive security issues. Founded in 1998, IOActive is headquartered in Seattle, US, with global operations through the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pac regions.  Visit www.ioactive.com for more information.  Follow IOActive on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioactive.