Security Solutions at a Glance
Your Trusted Automotive Cybersecurity Partner
Vector Consulting Security Solutions support automotive organizations in implementing cybersecurity effectively across the complete product life cycle. Our services cover cybersecurity design, threat analysis and risk assessment, security testing, CSMS/SUMS implementation, audits, supplier risk management, and training.
The Challenge
Modern vehicles are highly connected, software-driven, and continuously evolving. This increases the need for a structured cybersecurity approach that protects vehicle systems, supports regulatory compliance, and reduces risks across the entire development life cycle.
Automotive projects often face challenges such as unclear security requirements, supplier interface risks, missing traceability, and the need to prove cybersecurity readiness for audits and assessments. To manage these challenges effectively, organizations need a practical approach that connects risk analysis, security concepts, testing, governance, and supplier management.
Vector Consulting helps customers identify and prioritize cybersecurity risks, define security goals, derive technical security requirements, and establish robust cybersecurity processes from concept to operation.
The Solution
Vector Consulting provides a complete cybersecurity service portfolio for automotive projects. Our approach combines method know-how, tool expertise, practical implementation support, and hands-on testing experience.
Design and Concept
We create security analyses and concepts for effective implementation of cybersecurity.
Our support includes:
- Analysis of system architecture down to technical component level, including software and hardware components
- Concept derivation from technical security requirements
- Security-by-Design, including key management and secure coding
- Support in modernizing and hardening vehicle networks
Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment — TARA
We perform threat analysis and risk assessment to identify and prioritize security risks.
Our TARA support includes:
- Identification of security assets and security properties
- Definition of damage scenarios and compiled impacts
- Analysis of resulting threats and attack paths
- Identification of security goals and derivation of requirements
- Prioritization of security controls
- Usage of the Vector COMPASS Tool to support TARA
CSMS and SUMS
Vector works closely with customers to assess and improve cybersecurity and software update processes, governance, and standard compliance.
Our services include:
- UNECE SUMS and CSMS ReadinessCheck
- Preparation for audits and assessments
- Efficient implementation of CSMS and SUMS
- CSMS audit based on ISO/PAS 5112
CSMS Audit
Our auditors evaluate the implemented Cybersecurity Management System, identify weaknesses, and issue a report with potential improvements.
The CSMS audit includes:
- CSMS audit report based on ISO/PAS 5112
- Prioritized overview of identified non-conformities and gaps
- Customized solutions to close gaps and non-conformities efficiently
Security Testing
Our Security Testing service includes static code analysis, fuzz testing, and penetration testing with our own test lab. This allows experts to use comprehensive security analysis methods to uncover system weaknesses and potential risks.
Vector’s risk-oriented Grey-Box Pen Test proves to be effective with the least amount of test effort.
Our testing support includes:
- Static code analysis
- Fuzz testing
- Penetration testing
- Risk-oriented Grey-Box Pen Testing
- Tool qualification and validation
- Diagnostics testing
Training and Coaching
Our trainings and coaching services help teams implement cybersecurity successfully in automotive systems.
Topics include:
- Basic techniques for security specification, analysis, testing, and proof of security
- Security standards, legal obligations, and governance
- Practical case studies and industry examples
- Current trends, threats, and implementation approaches
- Customer-specific cybersecurity e-learning and certification
The Advantages
Vector Consulting offers practical cybersecurity support that combines automotive experience, proven methods, and access to Vector’s broad product and tool expertise.
Your advantages include:
- Vector is a trusted brand with one of the largest cybersecurity portfolios worldwide, from AUTOSAR tools to services
- Comprehensive penetration testing and fuzz testing suite
- Mitigation of surprises in the supplier-OEM interface
Deliverables in both quality and process
- Consistent cybersecurity case from CIA to TARA to regression test strategy
- Efficient standards implementation without unnecessary formal overhead
- Cost-effective support compared to growing an internal team
- Fast and prioritized access to combined Vector competencies from our product lines
Security Requirements and Traceability
Cybersecurity requires clear traceability from early requirements to design and verification.
Vector supports the connection between:
- Market needs, software assets, HARA, TARA, and safety/security goals
- Product requirements, including functional safety and cybersecurity requirements
- Component requirements, including technical safety and cybersecurity requirements
- System, functional, software, and hardware design
- Component and system testing, grey-box penetration testing, robustness testing, fuzzing, and cognitive testing
- Unit testing and static code analysis
This ensures that cybersecurity is not treated as an isolated activity, but is integrated into the full engineering life cycle.
Use Cases
Customer Success
Vector Consulting has supported cybersecurity projects for automotive customers including DTNA, Ford, Hyundai, Porsche, and Volkswagen.
Our project experience includes:
- Delivering cybersecurity processes tailored to OEM requirements
- Covering CSMS and SUMS implementation
- Providing operational cybersecurity support, including TARA, CIA, and penetration testing
- Supporting supplier management through code quality analysis, technical assessments, and audits
- Collaborating with Ford on an impactful FOTA cybersecurity project