Protecting automotive manufacturing and supply chains from cyber threats is a serious issue, but the financial viability of maintaining continuous cyber compliance over a vehicle operational lifetime seems almost out of reach.

Vulnerabilities in vehicle systems connected everywhere, all the time, are a serious and escalating concern for authorities, regulators, and operators as well as industry.

How can the continued safety of, and frequent updates to, vehicles dependent on complex software be achieved at a cost that anyone can afford?

Learning from past Connected and Automated Mobility projects, the SecureTCU team has demonstrated a solution that provides real-time in-vehicle detection and reporting of security events to a VSOC, rapid identification and Security Incident Response, and OTA Updates that substantially reduces the time to mitigate issues, potentially eliminating the need for vehicle recalls.

Tight integration of this cyber defence capability with ISO26262 safety & ISO 21434 security databases allows real-time documentary evidence. This AESIN Tech Talk will outline how suppliers and manufacturers and operators can cut the cost of continuous cyber compliance.

John McNicol, CEO, Nova Modus

Originally a semiconductor guy, John has been working in Connected and Automated Mobility since 2014 with self-driving shuttles, urban delivery vehicles, and passenger bus services.

As technologies have advanced and regulations matured, focus has shifted to include support for operating autonomous vehicles.

John authored BSI Flex 1886 teleoperation standard for highly-automated vehicles and the co-wrote BSI Flex 1888 standard for what self-driving vehicles should do “when things go wrong”.

In recent times, John has looked after research and development of cyber security solutions for automotive applications, both on-board and cloud-based.