F1 | McLaren, Artificial Intelligence to protect sensitive data on cars

With the technology increasingly at the center of single-seater development, the data takes on even more incisive relevance. On the track every detail can make the difference and every leak of information can be decisive. An aspect that McLaren takes care of thanks to the Artificial Intelligence of Darktrace, AI Cyber ​​Security Partner of the Woking team since last February.

“Data is now the lifeblood of our racing strategy and strong IT resilience is therefore the key to our success on the track”, said Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing. This confirms how Cyber ​​Security cannot be something negligible for the McLaren Group Karen McElhatton – Chief Information Officer of McLaren.

He did so by speaking about Antigena Email, the Darktrace software chosen to protect against social engineering attacks. "Innovation is at the center of our organization - McElhatton told Business Insider  -. Being competitive in the world's most advanced sporting and non-sporting challenges requires us to leverage the best technologies and this extends from the materials used to build our racing cars through to cyber defense." 

The Woking team uses Artificial Intelligence to protect race car data from advanced email attacks: “In addition to protecting our research and development from cyber attacks, AI is used in strategy and car development. We leverage artificial intelligence to help simulate decision making and provide quick analysis of scenarios and suggested actions for the team, as well as to analyze competitive information and delve into areas where we can improve."