Automotive Security through New Communication Lockdown
and gateways to the automotive industry
with a hardware and software cybersecurity
solution to protect vehicles including
passenger cars, commercial vehicles, mass
transportation and more. GuardKnox
solutions are based on the secure network
orchestrator or SNO™ technology 4 that can
be centralized or localized. SNO features
include in-vehicle network defence, high-
performance gateway, application host
domain computer, advanced body control
and security for all external communication
coming into the vehicle and from the vehicle
externally.
Applications include:
EV Charging ECU - a secure in-vehicle
charging
platform
for
V2G
communications and
Secured High-Performance ECU’s -
high-performance, scalable, and
secured
ECU’s
due
to
manufacturers’ specification.
high-performance, scalable and secured
ECU’s.
The GuardKnox platform also hosts service-
oriented architecture, or SOA 5 , 6 allows
unified communication as well as access
control and service level partitioning to
ensure further levels of connectivity,
customization, and additional revenue
streams across the automotive value chain.
These systems can also serve as platforms
within the vehicle for secured data
processing and storage.
The Communication Lockdown approach to
cybersecurity is uniquely differentiated as it
is not a learning or IT-based solution.
Computer industry solutions such as
Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention
Systems (IDS/IPS) and/or firewalls are
seemingly obvious choices to protect
computers-on-wheels, but they are ill-
equipped to meet the cybersecurity needs of
the automotive industry as they:
Applications include EV Charging ECU-
providing a secure in-vehicle charging
platform for V2G communications and
Secured High-Performance ECU’s- design
4
Cannot offer a real-time/immediate
response to new threats or
morphing malware
https://www.guardknox.com/products/
5
GuardKnox Secure Hardware Architecture Patent “Hardware Components Configured for Secure Physical Separation of
Communication Networks in A Vehicle and Methods of Use Thereof” http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-
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GuardKnox Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Patent “Specially Programmed Computing Systems with Associated Devices
Configured to Implement Centralized Services Based on Services Oriented Architecture and Methods of Use Thereof”:
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