Let's ask Norton -Just curious...... So you park your truck at Starbucks and connect the truck to their available public Wi-Fi.
What's the real risk?
Not being snarky. (at least not this time )
By the way, I haven't ever done it. I see no benefit to connecting the truck to Wi-Fi. Certainly not in regards to OTA.
I imagine that your account credentials are authenticated somehow. I’m sure there’s encryption, but still. There’s a lot of remote control of these vehicles, among other things. We should worry about cybersecurity on all connected devices.Just curious...... So you park your truck at Starbucks and connect the truck to their available public Wi-Fi.
What's the real risk?
Not being snarky. (at least not this time )
By the way, I haven't ever done it. I see no benefit to connecting the truck to Wi-Fi. Certainly not in regards to OTA.
Well I understand not connecting to public wifi with a device that has sensitive information on it like banking passwords or possibly financial information. I don't see much danger in doing a public wifi connection to my truck. Hackers can't install damaging software.Are these Ford sanctioned Wi-Fi hotspots or any open / available / unprotected hotspots? I’ve worked in IT and as a hard rule, I do not ever, ever, ever connect any of my devices to “public Wi-Fi”.
Famous last words!Well I understand not connecting to public wifi with a device that has sensitive information on it like banking passwords or possibly financial information. I don't see much danger in doing a public wifi connection to my truck. Hackers can't install damaging software.
Same here...I just got 4.2.2 yesterday! We shouldn't complain though....those 2021 guys can't seem to get any updates .Well I guess I better go for a drive. I was excited to be on 4.2.2 and ahead of the curve.
Oh yeah. Nothing better than putting complete trust in third-party outsourced software, whether it be Microsoft or Ford. Can't wait for the day when the OTA critical updates start rolling out to fix a zero-day vulnerability.Famous last words!
I know high level cyber security folks and they concede that we should all be terrified. That said, yeah, your truck is unlikely to be hacked. But some of the iPhone security vulnerabilities have been staggering, so if Apple can’t do it consistently, Ford definitely cannot.