Process Improvement for Initiatives Group
- Recognition of the need for a refined process for initiating projects within the working group.
- New co-chairs will lead discussions focusing on scrutinizing new project proposals and overseeing projects from conception to completion.
- Suggestions to amend the roadmap and involve guest speakers from the IoT domain.
- Consensus that these strategies will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the group.
Collaboration and Visibility: Proposal and Progress Tracking
- Needed for improved collaboration and transparency of project resources.
- Plans to establish a shared drive to facilitate this collaboration.
- Introduction of a detailed project proposal approval process and development of a straightforward excel tracking sheet.
- Consideration of a presentation to elucidate the project lifecycle.
Research Document Life Cycle Discussed
- Outline of the typical life cycle of a research document, from proposal to promotion.
- Clarification of the initiation and approval process, with expressed appreciation from team members.
- Discussion of a stalled initiative, with a commitment to connect concerned team members with new leadership to advance the project.
Vehicle Electronics and Cloud Security Discussion
- Examination of the various facets of vehicle electronics and corresponding data, with an emphasis on systematic documentation.
- Discussion of potential cloud service attacks related to vehicles and the importance of system segmentation to protect critical systems.
- Acknowledgment of the assumed breach probability of infotainment systems due to usability constraints.
Vehicle Infotainment System Security Risks Discussed
- Analysis of potential security risks within vehicle infotainment systems, including real-world hacking examples.
- Debate over vulnerabilities in autonomous driving features and the necessity for extensive crash testing.
- Suggestion for a new feature to mitigate discussed concerns, pending further details.
Vehicle Entertainment System Vulnerabilities Discussed
- Presentation of data concerning entertainment system vulnerabilities in vehicles, spotlighting possible attack vectors.
- Recognition that while robust vehicle security standards exist, absolute security is challenged by regulatory and engineering constraints.
- Proposal to incorporate safety and security features in the ongoing discussions, categorizing them based on functionality and user visibility, among other criteria.
Data, Privacy, and System Improvement Discussions
- Deliberation on the importance of different data types, like telemetric and geolocation data, and related privacy implications.
- Highlighting compliance requirements with privacy laws during discussions on spatial data usage.
- Intent expressed to enhance the system, with a focus on system organization before taking specific actions.
- Next meeting set for one month later.
Next Steps
- Analyst – create a more accessible excel sheet for tracking the project life cycle.
- Brian, co-chair – refactor spreadsheet for next meeting to begin work
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Hillary Baron
Sr Technical Director
CSA
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