ISO/SAE 21434:2021 is an international standard for automotive cybersecurity engineering, providing a framework for managing cybersecurity risks in road vehicles
Nowadays, there is always a need to perform thorough testing to validate the automative software design requirements. There is an international standard to protect the vehicle and automotive security at every stage of the design cycle.
ISO/SAE 21434:2021 Automotive Cybersecurity and Compliance
The standard for cybersecurity engineering defines the responsibilities for various groups during different stages of automotive product development. There are multiple phases in the product lifecycle which brings a defined objective and outcome from each stage until subsequent stages. The standard ISO/SAE 21434 also describes the Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) to assess the cybersecurity risks in the product.
Objectives of ISO/SAE 21434 standard:
- Ensure systematic cybersecurity risk management
- Define roles, responsibilities, and processes for cybersecurity in automotive development
- Integrate cybersecurity into engineering practices and product development
- Support compliance with UNECE WP.29 regulations for vehicle cybersecurity
Why to obtain ISO/SAE 21434 certification?
If you are able to successfully complete the ISO/SAE 21434 certification, then you can;
- Make sure that the services are developed in the most secure and trustworthy manner
- Projects that you have conducted a security assessment with the highest possible independence
- Ensures that you have an improvised operational efficiency
- Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities
- Embed cybersecurity to the customers
- Reduce costs
Cybersecurity policies and processes:
The automotive suppliers typically forms a dedicated cybersecurity assurance team to maintain the products’ cybersecurity assurance. This team will ensure that sufficient scrutiny is performed and product commitments are satisfied with due diligence. This cybersecurity assurance teams ensures that the technology-specific tools are available for the cybersecurity engineering.
The cybersecurity assurance team helps to maintain – Cybersecurity,
- Policies
- Competence in design teams
- Processes and procedures
- Assurance in the products
- Awareness
- Assessment of the products
Risk assessment and management:
As the ISO/SAE 21434 defines Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA), it helps to assess the cybersecurity risks in the product. It helps to make a thorough investigation of product to identify the possible risks in product that possess appropriate mitigations.
Using the risk assessment and management, the severity of cybersecurity risks can be determined by four factors:
- Threat
- Impact
- Attack path
- Feasibility
As per these factors, the risk score is used to make an informed decision about how the risk needs to be treated. During any mission mode operation, the threat scenario helps to identify the damage caused to the product. Now, the attach path and feasibility that is mentioned above, determines the risk it poses to the product. Also, there are few more risk value determination techniques which can be adopted based on the product’s need.
Best practices to get ISO 21434 with Global Quality Services:
The automotive developers can make use of this ISO 21434 certification to identify and manage risks for the end user. Global Quality Services helps to achieve a successful implementation of ISO/SAE 21434 among the complex and ongoing process. We provide you a full understanding of the standard and helps to gain commitment via comprehensive risk assessments. Our team of experts will help you to develop and document the cybersecurity policies and procedures to achieve continuous improvement.
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