FOCUS: CYBERSECURITY ROLE IN CYBERSECURITY achieving common cybersecurity criteria is exceedingly difficult. What's more, they say an estimated 280 million vehicles globally are connected to the internet and, consequently, " securing vehicles from cyber threats becomes increasingly difficult with every additional network connection, electronic component, and software-driven system. " In a Blackberry-commissioned survey, UPDATE 67% of the 4,000+ respondents indicated that they would pay more for cars that use the highest safety and security software. Click here to read an article from SAE's Automotive Engineering magazine about the Blackberry report. Just as there are many vectors by which vehicle electronic systems can be compromised, so too are there many vectors by which SAE International is July 2021 7 Blackberryhttps://www.sae.org/news/2021/02/automotive-cybersecurity-needs-serious-work?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=TN_OnQue_All