Nonetheless, a fair number of vulnerabilities in car computer systems currently exist, says Savage, although he feels it will be a while before computerized attacks are preferable to physical ones.

To be sure, the "hackers" involved were well-intentioned computer security experts, and it took both groups months to break into the computers.

Thanks to increased computerization and access to the outside world for functions including music and social networking, researchers have successfully hacked cars -- brakes applied remotely ...

Chris Calisek hacks computers for a living to expose security issues. "You could remotely wreck someone or remotely stop the car," he told CBS2's Serene Branson. Liam O'Murchu is a computer expert ...

Every car component has different codebases which without proper testing and security are vulnerable to bugs, errors, and malicious code.

A start-up company called Karamba Security has developed malware prevention technology for the externally connected electronic control units (ECUs) found in cars.

Automated product security helps teams address automotive security vulnerabilities and bugs before - not after - they land companies in the headlines.

You probably don't spend much time thinking about the computer in your car, but a pair of Spanish security researchers sure does. In preparation for next month's Black Hat Asia security conference ...

By better deriving intent from objects and motions and filtering out the false alarms, computer vision shows enormous potential as a risk reduction tool and an information filter to help security ...

A start-up company called Karamba Security has developed malware prevention technology for the externally connected electronic control units (ECUs) found in cars.