Automotive Security through New Communication Lockdown
2) Flexible and Scalable: Current and next
generation automotive architecture will be
based on high speed communication and
high-performance computing. This will
require the handling and securing of multi
gigabit data channels and the running of
dozens of applications per ECU. This task
cannot be achieved with current
architectures based on micro-controllers
which are not optimized or flexible to cover
evolving
requirements.
Cybersecurity
solutions require both hardware and
software flexibility and scalability to provide
ample processing resources and provision
for future software extensions/additional
services. Having extra computing power and
storage management from the onset will not
require costly and resource-intensive
changes to vehicular hardware architecture
as the connected and autonomous industry
develops and matures.
between all resources, applications and
operating systems.
5) Personalized: In-vehicle safety is critical
for the automotive industry as additional
levels of connectivity, especially for
vehicular personalization, are added.
Cybersecurity needs to serve as the
foundational
platform
for
added
connectivity, services, and customization to
create new markets and added revenue
streams for OEMs.
Car manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers have
traditionally been turning to IT experts for in
vehicle solutions. Unfortunately, IT cyber
solutions may not be applicable to the
automotive industry as vehicles are moving
platforms with a finite set of messages
compared to static computers with an
infinite set of messages. In addition,
cybersecurity within vehicles is an extension
of safety, therefore the reliability of
automotive cybersecurity solutions must be
as close to 100% as possible. Furthermore,
there is no room for false positives in such
systems.
3) Interoperable: Mission and non-mission
critical operating systems and applications
need to run simultaneously on one ECU
without interference. Additionally, a
compartmentalization is needed to ensure
that if one application should be
compromised, all others will be unaffected.
I NNOVATION A DDRESSING
A UTOMOTIVE C YBERSECURITY
C HALLENGES
4)
Service-Oriented: The automotive
industry is moving towards OEM future app
stores for vehicle customization, requiring a
multi-platform and multi-service approach
with the ability to host multiple operating
systems and services with secure separation
Overview - Expertise / Capabilities
GuardKnox Cyber Technologies Ltd 3 . is an
automotive cybersecurity company which
provides secured ECU’s, domain controllers,
3 3 www.guardknox.com
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