Vehicle security and forensics in Mauritius and abroad

Mauritius as a fast developing and upper middle income country has witnessed an important expansion in the number of vehicles imported to the country. During the past two decades the number of modern vehicles has been rapidly increasing on the Mauritian road. Today´s motor vehicle are equipped with various digital components working through interior vehicular networks instead of only mechanical mechanisms. Obviously the innovations in vehicles technologies have brought forward many advantages for drivers and passengers in terms of efficiency and safety. These major changes in in the automobiles system structures are not without consequences. Researchers, through various experimental assessments, have discovered a number of potential threats. This paper outlines the number of possible issues, and how Mauritius a country with an increasing fleet of high tech vehicles, is exposed to new potential risks.