In February, Uber was breached by a hacker that compromised 50,000 records. Since then Under has hired a Chief Security Officer and 25 employees in the security department. Since closing a new round of funding, Uber has increased the number of employees from 25 to 100 information security professionals. This bold move will aid Uber in their plight to dethrone the cab industry and secure their application based service that is offered to the public. What Uber has learned and w

Jeep Cherokee's vehicle line was recently compromised by a team of hackers that were able to take control over the vehicles control system. Once breached, the individuals were able to control the air conditioning, lights, navigation system and more importantly, disengaging the vehicles transmission system making the vehicle unable to operate. The hackers were able to perform these tasks while at a remote location a few miles from the vehicle. Most vehicles have a controller a