18/10/2017 (Agence Europe) – The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) published a six-pronged approach to cybersecurity on Wednesday 18 October that its member organisations pledge to adopt to protect vehicles from cybercrime. ‘The digital world offers unprecedented opportunities. Nevertheless, opportunity comes with risks, and one of these is the threat of a direct cyberattack on your car or indeed a whole fleet of vehicles,’ explained ACEA secretary general Erik Jonnaert. Car manufacturers pledge to adopt a cybersecurity culture, ‘adopting a cybersecurity life cycle for vehicle development; assessing security functions through testing phases; managing a security update policy; providing incident response and recovery and improving information sharing amongst industry actors.’ (LT)