Let's keep it simple: Vehicles are susceptible to cyber attacks. If you think of a modern vehicle you will realize that it is nothing more than a handful of computers on wheels or tracks ...
These in essence, net of the translation, are the words of Jeffery Jaczkowski, associate director for cyber engineering of the terrestrial systems of the Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC, see video).
If you are wondering what the GVSC is, you should know that it is the research and development center for advanced technologies of the land systems of the United States of America.
The mission of the center is to develop, integrate, demonstrate and support the capabilities of land vehicle systems in favor of the priorities defined for the modernization of the army and to improve its readiness. An arduous task, which sees the center of the exercise Cyber Cyclone the US tank M1A2 Abrams Books.
The exercise Cyber Cyclone, conducted last September 2021 at the Yuma Proving Ground, demonstrated the functionality of a device designed specifically for the cyber defense of the tank called Bus Defender, from Peraton Labs.
The tested device is a intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS) created to resist cyber attacks conducted against devices that use MIL-STD-1553 data buses. The project was developed by the management Ground Systems Cyber Engineering (GSCE) of the GVSC as part of the project Vehicle Systems Security (VSS).
According to an article by Brett Tingley (Thedrive.com) on February XNUMX, the US military has begun a few years to study how to strengthen the cyber defenses of its vehicles, not just the tank. Abrams Books, but also the family's armored vehicles Stryker 8x8, which appears to have been the subject of a cyber attack.
The US military continues to work tirelessly on the cyber protection of vehicles and platforms, aided by American companies experienced in the sector. It is no secret that the two main US contenders in the world, Russia and China have enormously developed their cyber capabilities.
It seems legitimate to ask ourselves what European countries are doing about it. Membership of the Atlantic Alliance does not guarantee us from possible cyber attacks against old-fashioned military systems and platforms and the lack of cyber defenses in the civil world (demonstrated by the continuous attacks against critical infrastructures, state organizations and industries) does not bode well. .
Is it time to put aside atavistic rivalries and jealousies and try to develop cyber military capabilities in the European context?
To learn more:
- M1 Abrams Tank Tested With New System That Prevents It From Being Hacked (thedrive.com)
- Ground Vehicle Systems Center - US Army | Ground Vehicle Systems Center (usarmygvsc.com)
- DVIDS - Video - Cyber Cyclone Demonstrates Ground Vehicle Cyber Resiliency (dvidshub.net)
- MILSTD1553.com | Complete Online Reference for MIL-STD-1553
- DVIDS - News - GVSC Cyber Cyclone Demonstrates Ground Vehicle Cyber Resiliency (dvidshub.net)
Frame: US DoD
