{"id":68,"date":"2026-04-14T17:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markzachos.com\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:16:31","slug":"vehicle-cybersecurity-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.markzachos.com\/?page_id=68","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle Cybersecurity Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insights From the Inside<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog covers OBD security, connected vehicle defense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sae.org\">SAE<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/committee\/46706.html\">ISO<\/a> standards development, cybersecurity tips and what&#8217;s actually changing in automotive cybersecurity. <br><br>Automotive cybersecurity engineer Mark Zachos&#8217;s work spans more than 30 years of experience authoring SAE and ISO vehicle security standards. 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And he sees it as a way to bring awareness to the modern industry threat of cyberattacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether in the classroom, a conference room or DG&#8217;s Michigan-based headquarters, Mark keeps cybersecurity at the forefront of everything he does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is where his experience meets the page.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markzachos.com\/?p=629\">Hands-on Workshop with Mark Zachos: Advanced Vehicle Protocols and Cybersecurity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markzachos.com\/?p=159\">Mark Zachos Receives the Silver Spark Plug \u2014 TMC&#8217;s Highest Honor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2385\" height=\"1342\" 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