Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
Wrote the news, blabla’d around, troubleshooting for why isn’t the “Related Posts” plugin working here anymore ugh, had a meeting and got another job, and finally hi hi from home it’s now 9pm. Tomorrow is nuts too but leave it with me, on it.
Until then here’s an old video I found this morning…
I drove into the new year in a 2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 Autobiography Dynamic Edition PHFT.
It was more of an aggressive assault than drive, because look at the specs on this thing:
V8 Supercharged 5.0 L
510 hp and 461 lb-ft.
0 – 100 km/h in 5.3 seconds
Starting at $104,990
Now this is the proper way to kick off a new year.
Every feature you could want and then some – heated windshield; a massive moonroof; automatic high beams; the hazard button initiates on its own under extreme braking; all seats are heated and cooled; all riding on 21″ wheels.
There’s even… a cooler in the centre console. Really.
The power-to-weight ratio of this thing is ridiculous, that a machine this heavy could move this quickly and nimbly.
So all week long this was me – grrrrrRRRRR stomp brakes.
The interior materials and finishings inside are as good as it gets.
Like, look how the screen is seated into the leather dash.
My favourite feature though, was the impression this vehicle makes. More here.
So. Into. It.
For the past couple months, I’ve been trying to upload images into the infotainment home screen of whatever car I have each week.
I’ve now tried 5 different manufactures, formatting the USB 3 different ways, using jpegs/bmps, and each time I keep failing.
I can’t get them to talk, none of the five. Strangest thing. So my reasoning is – if that doesn’t work, there’s a problem, so don’t.
Because here is the possible attack:
Download image from the internet to USB > there’s flaws in the code that reads jpegs/bmps that could be used to execute arbitrary code on the device > leading to you running bad stuff (malware, virus, etc.)
Just don’t. Everything doesn’t need to be customized.
To be clear: I highly doubt this niche attack will happen to you, and if it does, it’s probably because you’re a target and likely have bigger things to worry about.
But it’s not always going to be this way. In the near future, we’ll be adding apps to our cars the same way we now do to our phones. Good habits start now.
Photo I’m trying to load is from the post: Got stuck in some PVC pipe yesterday here
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Blog tag = auto security
It’s a 2015 Range Rover Sport Supercharged V8 Autobiography Edition – $104,990
The impression this vehicle makes is my favourite feature.
And while it’s a bit jerky, and I’m kinda embarrassed to admit how much I enjoyed it…
… to pull up in one of these machines is to say…
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Mark Basili of Pfaff Tuning, the customization division of Pfaff Automotive, educates me on why.
Short answer – to protect the piston rings. For the first 1,500 – 3,000 kms use a relaxed driving style, nothing too aggressive but not so far as babying it – giving it the occasional punch is good.
Read it online at Autonet.
There are no fail safes in place. It all comes down to the human driving it – so make sure to protect the massive investment you just made.
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