Cars could be next target of computer viruses
According to a report of the IBM Security
Intelligence Services, computer security threats could very likely spread to
mobile phones, hand-held computers, wireless networks and even basic automobile
functions.
"It's difficult to say whether we are moving to a
steady state," Stuart McIrvine, director of IBM's security strategy, said in an
interview. "The threats are increasing, but consumers and businesses are getting
a lot smarter." The average car runs 20 computer processors and 60 MB of
software code—all of it ripe for viruses and other forms of
malware.
We all should pray and hope
that no form of Windows is running in our cars, because then we really are in
deep trouble.
Posted: Wed - February 9, 2005 at 09:26 PM