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Onboard car charger Security Architect and project coordination

Cybersecurity expert ensuring OT security for the customer

Client

 

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Industry
  • Automotive
  • Founded in 1920
  • Specialised in e-mobility and components for combustion engines
  • +70,000 employees
  • €12.8 billion turnover in 2023
  • 148 locations worldwide

Challenges

Achieve series production readiness of the onboard charger for electric vehicles:

  • First project with cybersecurity relevance for the client.
  • Coordination of all stakeholders, including IT, OT (Operational Technology), suppliers and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
  • Special challenge: ensuring OT security at external manufacturer.

Solutions

Design of tailored security measures:

  • Compliance with relevant norms and standards.
  • Close coordination with OEM.
  • Creation of blueprint solutions for future projects.

Methodology

ISO 21434 / UNECE R 155

Technologies

  • Engine Control Unit (ECU) security: Secure Debug, Secure Diagnosis, Secure Update, SecOC
  • OT security: Key Management System, Hardware Security Module, Access Control (physical and digital), Secure Remote Maintenance
  • IT security: TLS, PKI

Timeline and team

One expert working on the project since April 2024

Results and customer experience

  • Through our broad and deep understanding of cybersecurity, we enabled the client to develop a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity requirements for the project.
  • Through our designed solutions, the client was able to demonstrate a high level of security to the OEM and external auditors while simultaneously reducing the costs budgeted for cybersecurity.
  • The client can reuse a large portion of our designed solutions in future projects.