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Cybersecurity Management Systems for the Automotive Market

New vehicle technology brings with it rising security threats, which must be addressed by integrating cybersecurity best practices into the vehicle lifecycle from design, to production and maintenance, through to decommissioning

The Regulatory Context

In order to protect road vehicles and their passengers from security threats, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has introduced baseline requirements for vehicle cybersecurity practices.

CSMS Key Elements

The Cybersecurity Management System (CSMS) is “a systematic risk-based approach defining organizational processes, responsibilities, and governance to treat risk associated with cyber threats to vehicles and protect them from cyber-attacks.” To guarantee proper cybersecurity risk management through the entire product lifecycle, the CSMS follows the Automotive V-Model, ensuring appropriate consideration of cybersecurity from the concept phase all the way through to the decommissioning phase of electrical and electronic systems in road vehicles, including their components and interfaces.

How We Can Help

Reply’s approach to CSMS implementation uses our extensive experience in the automotive cybersecurity sector to execute strategies which are custom-made and tailored to the needs of our unique customers. Due to our skills related to security advisory topics, system integration, and security operations, our automotive security offering provides both consultancy services and integrated solutions implementation.

Reply’s services

Assessment & Strategy definition

  • Assess and evaluate the current cybersecurity posture to meet UN-R155 and UN-R156 compliance

  • Evaluate the compliance against other applicable regulations (e.s. IATF, TISAX)

  • Provide a detailed Gap Analysis

  • Define the strategies and remediation activities to meet regulatory requirements

Support activities

Cybersecurity Engineering
& Security by Design

Vehicle cybersecurity engineering according to ISO/SAE 21434 and Regulation UNECE/WP R155.

Third Party Risk Management

Management of the suppliers related risks through the contract lifecycle (suppliers evaluation, monitoring,..)

Connected Vehicle ICT Security

Security services related to backend application used by Connected Vehicles (e.g. Service Delivery Platform, Authenticated Diagnostic, ...)

Secure develpment & tests

Secure development and execution of penetration testing for vehicle components or networks

Manufacturing Security

Implementation, integration and management of V-PKI (SW Sign, ECU Identify, ADA)

CSMS operation & Threat Intelligence

  • V-SOC and PSIRT implementation and management

  • Vulnerabilities management