Leading automotive cybersecurity risk assessment solution provider, Cybellum has teamed up with Gwangju Green Car Promotional Centre - GIGA, based in Korea, to deploy an automated vulnerability management solution on its testing lab.
With the increase in software and data usage on account of connected cars, GIGA chose to implement Cybellum's Cyber Digital Twins platform to create an AI automotive ecosystem, verify the security of auto parts' firmware, and validate their compliance with new cybersecurity regulations like UNECE WP.29. COONTEC, Cybellum's partner in Korea, deployed the solution.
Cybellum's solution allows the GIGA operation to scale quickly to address local industry growth. Through this, GIGA is able to shorten the time-to-market of its certification process while ensuring the highest security standard to which GIGA has always committed.
GIGA uses Cybellum's Cyber Digital Twins platform to scan their customers' embedded components. Once scanned, the Cybellum platform automatically creates a detailed digital replica of the component including its BoM, interfaces, operating systems configuration, encryption mechanism, hardening and mitigation mechanism, API calls and more, all with no access to its source code.
Established in 2010 as a hub for testing and certification of eco-friendly automotive parts, GIGA operates various policy and corporate support programmes to develop the automobile industry in Korea, strengthening its competitiveness in auto parts development and supporting the security of critical technologies in the future automobile industry. The centre serves some of the largest OEM and Tier-1 suppliers in the country for validation of compliance with UNECE WP.29 regulation, which is coming into effect soon.
Michael Engstler, Co-founder and CTO, Cybellum, said given the new standards and regulations that are redefining the automotive industry, OEMs and suppliers must be tested and certified as adhering to industry regulations, requirements and security policies. Being able to serve the industry at scale efficiently was a significant goal for GIGA, a goal it could achieve by automating the entire firmware testing process with Cybellum's platform.
'Deploying at our labs is part of our broader vision to create an ecosystem that supports the vibrant Korean automotive industry,' said
Jin Beom Kim, at Senior Research Engineer of GIGA, said that being able to use the Cybellum Cyber Digital Twins platform for validating the security posture of its customers, the company shortened the assessment process and time to resolution, increase the accuracy of its cyber reporting and improve the compliance of the customers with standards and regulations.
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