Cybersecurity Across Disciplines: Automotive Security and Car Hacking

 May 8, 2023

9AM - 4PM Mountain Time

 In-Person at the Xponential Conference

Who Should Attend: 

Community college faculty from both cyber and other fields, including Aerospace, Automotive, Marine and Geospatial Technologies and associated areas related to Autonomous Technologies (i.e. Automation, Manufacturing, etc.). NO Cyber or IT Background/Experience is required to participate in this workshop. It is designed to explore the impact of Cyber across the autonomous technologies technician workforce. Other university faculty and industry professionals are welcome to participate but may not be eligible for stipends supported by the NSF ATE Program.

About the Workshop: 

Most modern vehicles connect to devices around them through Vehicle to Everything (V2X) technologies. As vehicles advance with more autonomous capabilities, digital systems, and automation, their attack surface increases exponentially, making them increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks. Automobile hacking is a fascinating area of penetration testing and hacking. This workshop will expand faculty knowledge and the ability to incorporate new cybersecurity content in existing classes. Attendees will need to bring a laptop.

Workshop Objectives:

• Describe the common vulnerabilities associated with vehicles and autonomous systems.
• Describe potential impacts of vulnerabilities associated with vehicles and autonomous systems.
• Describe the communication media used to control vehicles and autonomous systems.
• Demonstrate the use of vehicles and autonomous vehicle control applications and simulators.
• Demonstrate attacking vehicles and autonomous systems.
• Identify types of security measures that work best in automated systems.

Stipend:

A travel stipend ranging from $250 to $1,500 is available to eligible faculty traveling from outside the area of the event (greater than 60 miles) to assist with transportation costs.

To be eligible for the stipend, you must:

• Currently teach credit courses (full-time or adjunct) at a regionally accredited U.S. community or technical college
• Physically attend and successfully complete the workshop
• Complete and return a W9 and Travel Support Agreement by April 24, 2023. The forms and instructions will be emailed to eligible participants.

• Stipends will be prioritized to individuals that have not received NCyTE support in the past year 

Facilitator:

Dr. John Sands, Co-PI of NCyTE and Director of the Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA) and professor at Moraine Valley Community College in Chicago, and his team of expert instructors will lead the workshop.

REGISTER TO ATTEND 

This event is funded by a National Science Foundation grant # 2054724