SBD Vehicle Security research plan announced

SBD has already started to publish reports from the 2011 schedule which will focus on advanced vehicle theft trends and immobiliser adoption across world markets.

SBD respond to media reports of ETH Zurich research

The Swiss academic group, ETH Zurich recently plublished the details of their research into a generic, wireless relay attack to exploit a weakness in smart key systems. SBD reveals why some reports on this development are misleading.

Defining vehicle theft and organised crime

SBD has released an exclusive whitepaper on the terminology used for the types of theft that are occurring as well as the thieves that are conducting them.

Vehicles stripped for parts on the street in Russia

Thieves will exploit whatever market is available to them and current demand for cheap spare parts make the black market profitable for organised crime groups.

Additional items in this month's newsletter include:

• Batteries being stolen from UK scrap yards
• Nissan Silvia is the most stolen car in New Zealand
• BMW 7-Series stolen from the Detroit Motor Show
• Car alarms could be banned in Hawaii
• Car theft and insurance in Malaysia
• Keeping your cars out of thieves' hands

Security Newsletter February 2011.pdf (1.15 mb)