Yes, as with the increasing number of communications made from the Vehicle to Everything (V2X) as well as added Remote Functions, increase also the number of possible Attacks to the car.

The damages caused to the car (because of lack of cybersecurity) as well as the loss of private information could represent an enorm cost for the company.

Cybersecurity attacks to insecure interface(s) could lead to Safety damage. In case a successful attack causes the car to behave different from what it was programmed.

Financial damage is also possible, either as a result of fines to be paid after customer complaints in the court or because cars on the field shall be re-called to the garage to be updated, so that a critical vulnerability can be taken care. Additionally companies shall consider the loss of confidence in the Brand that such attacks could cause.

SAE 21434 will superseed SAE J3061.

Yes. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is working on a legislation for the European Union to the topic „Cybersecurity Management System“ (CSMS). This will make it mandatory for the cars being produced to be certified in order to be allowed for the European Market.

• Consultancy regarding Cybersecurity
• Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment
• Creation of documents according to the ISO/SAE 21434: Road vehicles - Cybersecurity Engineering

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