Kevin Kornegay, SPLICE PI from Morgan State University, recently spoke with Tom Temin of the Federal News Network about the CAP Center‘s most recent collaboration with the NSA to ensure automobile cybersecurity. Kornegay describes that to find malicious code injected into the firmware of automobiles, he and his team first need to access the hardware and and then extract the firmware. They then use Ghidra to walk through the code and find malicious components. Kornegay and Temin go on to discuss the interplay between cybersecurity and industry motivations.

Kornegay and his team hope to provide cybersecurity best practices to industry through their governmental and nonprofit relationships. By working with the NSA, the CAP Center can provide technical solutions to the automotive industry to further protect car firmware and hardware. By working with Consumer Reports, the team’s findings can be made accessible to consumers who want safe and secure vehicles.

Check out Kevin Kornegay’s full interview with the Federal News Network here. To keep up to date with SPLICE news, subscribe to our blog at the bottom of this page.