First example with connected cars. Their number is expected to double in five years, making them prime targets for pirates. These can steal data or deactivate vehicle controls, get behind the wheel or switch to autopilot on the highway. How does the auto industry protect itself from the threat? Report to the Lille FIC.
To better hack you, cybercriminals are studying you closely. Playing on the human factor, detecting your habits in the comments you leave on social networks or even analyzing with a magnifying glass the photos you exchange with your friends to divert them to their advantage are all techniques of psychological manipulation which now have a name: social engineering. Demonstration with an ethical hacker, star of the discipline, Rachel Tobac.
The new playground for cyber threats is 5G. Governments, operators and manufacturers are fighting over the subject. If the United States suspects Huawei of spying on behalf of Beijing, it is Europe's turn to decide on 5th generation network equipment. Commissioner Thierry Breton has just unveiled a "toolbox" to help EU member states choose the safest infrastructure. The operator Orange has just dismissed the Chinese manufacturer in favor of the Europeans Ericsson and Nokia.
Guillaume Grallet of Le Point Magazine deciphers this context of techno-diplomatic imbroglios. Johannes Bahrke, spokesperson for the European Commission, also answers our questions.
Finally, we show you how robots can help the industry. From scaffolding to electrical conduits, passing through petrochemical installations: they inspect every corner and climb on all surfaces. These little climbing robots with the false air of Wall-E have been refined for 10 years in Christchurch by the New Zealand company Invert Robotics.
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