Abstract
The U.S code title 45 defines “information security” as protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide integrity, confidentiality and availability. Any kind of Intelligent Transportation Systems is based on computers, software & network communications. Nevertheless it has to function in a mix threat environment, therefore in order to achieve information security a multi level protection has to be in place to create security hardening.
Software vulnerabilities were always there and presumably always will. Patches are additional pieces of code developed to address problems (“bugs”) in software and to deal with security flaws within a program. Malicious code avoidance is a steady effort as Malware developers invent even more sophisticated schemes. The main tools against malicious code are Firewalls and anti malware software. These programs utilize signatures scanning to identify malicious code. Firewalls are set up to manage and supervise network communication, based on a predefined set of rules, In order to preserve the security properties for legitimate users.
Car to road will establish a multi-level, scalable cooperative system involving two-way vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to centre communication, which will facilitate significant improvements in the flow of information acquired by moving vehicles, its quality and reliability, thereby enhancing road efficiency and traffic safety .(COM2REACT Brochure). All of that is meaningless without the right tools to protect the information security.
Keywords: Information security, Intelligent Transportation System, Patch, Firewall, Antivirus.