SC Magazine
Lexus cars may be vulnerable to viruses that infect them via mobile phones. Landcruiser 100 models LX470 and LS430 have been discovered with infected operating systems that transfer within a range of 15 feet.

'If infected mobile devices are scary, just thinking about an infected onboard computer..,' said Eugene Kaspersky, head of anti-virus research at Russian firm Kaspersky. 'We do know that car manufacturers are integrating existing operating systems into their onboard computers (take the Fiat and Microsoft deal, for instance).'

[CLB] Viruses, worms, and yet unidentified forms of malware will follow where chips and software go. Here, into cars and their control systems. Mobile phones and soon digital cameras. Etc. And as the use of computing components expands, and with it, an expanding perimeter to monitor and secure, we will see malware follow. The perimeter will expand to include biotechnology, and its growing linkage to nanotech computation and our own DNA. We've barely scratched the surface in the security and privacy sectors designing protection systems. And we're in a race to do so. Today, it's your car. Tomorrow, it will be your heart. And soon thereafter, your thoughts.