ORNL develops prototype device to alert drivers of vehicle cyberattacks
06 October 2017
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have built a prototype plug-in device designed to alert drivers (or autonomous vehicles) of vehicle cyberattacks. The prototype is coded to learn regular timing of signals in the communications network of an individual vehicle and to detect abnormalities in timing frequency that could indicate a network intrusion or malicious software.
Initial prototype testing in ORNL’s Vehicle Security Laboratory demonstrated near-perfect intrusion detection rates.
This is a first step toward developing solutions to protect vehicles. Ideally, accurate detection capabilities will facilitate ways to contain or block network intrusions in real-time on the road.
—ORNL’s Bobby Bridges
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