The Cyber Security Review | Monday, September 05, 2022
Israeli company C2A Security is a leading cybersecurity software player, and is dedicated to providing the automotive industry with end-to-end in-vehicle cybersecurity protection.
FREMONT, CA: The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen (ETR: VOW3) AG stated that the Chairman of the Board of Management would depart the company by the end of August during its meeting on July 22, 2022. The supervisory board announced the chairman’s retirement from VW, which was decided by mutual agreement, albeit no specific explanation was given. Nevertheless, given the recent events at the company, it is clear that Diess' failure to support the group's software development, which delayed the introduction of new Porsche (ETR: PAH3), Audi (NASDAQ: AUDVF), and Bentley (NASDAQ: BSY), models as well as VW's initial rollout of ID vehicles, was a major factor in the decision. According to European reports, the VW Group's software division may have ultimately contributed to his downfall. Being ahead of the curve is crucial in an industry where the car quickly evolves from a hardware-based product to a software-centric technological device on wheels.
Stay ahead of the industry with exclusive feature stories on the top companies, expert insights and the latest news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe today.
Check Out This: Auto Business Outlook
Manufacturers are turning to software to handle the megatrends of electrification, automation, connection, and digitalization, even as they change customer expectations. Security threats, for instance, are greater for electric vehicles than for conventional vehicles because of their dependence on software systems, network connectivity, and wireless technology, which makes them susceptible to hacking.
Readers can remember a string of tweets posted in January by a cybersecurity expert who found and used software flaws in over 20 Tesla vehicles spread over 13 nations. Asserted that it could use a remote control to start keyless driving, unlock doors, and operate windows. Although it was clear that his experiment wasn't meant to show that Teslas (NASDAQ: TSLA) had security flaws, there weren't any, but rather to draw attention to owners' weaknesses.
Evidently, the millions of lines of software code, the hundreds of ECUs, and the expanding array of sensors, cameras, RADAR, and LiDAR in vehicles have elevated cybersecurity to the top of boardroom agendas.
Driving The Cybersecurity Agenda
One organisation is already providing the automotive sector with comprehensive in-vehicle cybersecurity protection. The Jerusalem, Israel-based C2A Security, a provider of a cybersecurity DevOps platform, is concentrated on the electric vehicle ecosystem, which includes the car and the infrastructure surrounding it. Manufacturers need to concentrate on controlling software at scale, CEO of C2A Security, is aware of the difficulties at hand.
Check Out This : Electrical Business Review
Most of the conventional methods that were effective in developing vehicles during the past 100 years are no longer applicable, which would need manufacturers to shift dramatically and quickly. Although development times are being sped up generally, the rate at which they change isn't quick enough. Although the industry is now developing quite slowly, controlling software at scale will ultimately be crucial to nearly all facets of the future of mobility. The ability to handle cybersecurity software at scale is also a key component.
The automotive business is a highly traditional mechanical sector and not a software-driven industry, despite the fact that manufacturers are aware they need cutting-edge software to solve the issues of future mobility, and they need to ramp up quickly.
More in News