Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency introduces Cybellum through Kuntech.
Cybellum: Binary Verification Based on Digital Twins
Determining compliance with international automotive cybersecurity standards


On the 17th, Kuntec announced that it will supply 'Cybellum', a binary verification-based risk assessment automation solution, to the Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency.

The Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency has introduced Cybellum's cyber digital twin platform to strengthen the security of vehicle software and data due to the expansion of 'connected cars', create an AI-based automobile ecosystem, strengthen the security of automobile component firmware, and efficiently check compliance with new cybersecurity regulations.

Established in 2010, the Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency is a public institution that conducts various tests and certifications related to automotive parts and components. It collaborates with major domestic OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers and also inspects each supplier's compliance with the UNECE WP.29 regulations, which were enacted to strengthen cybersecurity in the automotive sector.

Based on its Cyber Digital Twin platform, Cybellum scans customers' embedded components and automatically creates digital replicas of their details, including interfaces, operating systems, cryptographic mechanisms, API calls, and more, without direct access to source code. Based on this, vulnerabilities and security threats related to automotive software are identified. Based on analysis of standards and regulations, vulnerabilities unrelated to each customer's cybersecurity are automatically filtered out, improving the accuracy of security threat detection.

It also analyzes gaps in international standards and regulations and the organization's security policies to prioritize security threats relevant to the organization, enabling the establishment of appropriate countermeasures before the product's full production (SoP) begins.

Kuntec provides Cybellum-based training services to help automotive industry clients identify the requirements of various automotive cybersecurity standards, including UNECE WP.29, and establish operational guidelines that systematically comply with each requirement.

“Cybellum’s cyber digital twin platform will help GGCCA automate various processes for vehicle firmware testing, thereby increasing the accuracy and efficiency of security verification of automotive components,” said Michael Engstler, co-founder and CTO of Cybellum.

Kim Jin-beom, a senior researcher at the Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency, said, “Through Cybellum’s automated platform, the Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency can not only increase the accuracy of detecting potential cyber threats, but also systematically check compliance with various international standards and regulations, thereby improving the overall security of the automotive industry.”