Hyundai Autoever has demonstrated its world-class vehicle cybersecurity software development process by obtaining vehicle cybersecurity technology certification.

Hyundai Autoever announced on the 17th that it has obtained Cyber Security Management System (CSMS) certification from TUV Rheinland, a global testing and certification organization in Germany, in compliance with the international vehicle cybersecurity standard 'ISO/SAE 21434'.

Today's automobiles are evolving into connected and autonomous vehicles, and the software that controls these advanced vehicle functions is also becoming increasingly complex. As software complexity increases, inherent vulnerabilities within software are also on the rise, and cyber threats, such as hacking attacks that exploit these vulnerabilities, are also rapidly increasing.

Accordingly, countries around the world are enacting various international laws and standards to strengthen their response to vehicle cybersecurity threats. In particular, the European market, which accounts for a large portion of the global automobile market, adopted the vehicle cybersecurity-related law 'UNECE R-155' (UNECE Regulation No. 155: Cybersecurity Regulation) at the Automotive International Standards Committee (WP.29) under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in June 2020, and it officially came into effect in January of last year.

According to this regulation, all car models sold in the 56 signatory countries after July 2022 must be certified to comply with the regulation before being released. Under the Agreement on the International Harmonization and Mutual Recognition of Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, this regulation has significant ramifications, requiring auto manufacturers and suppliers to establish a Cybersecurity Management System (CSMS) to jointly manage cybersecurity threats.

Manuel Diez, Global General Manager of Cyber Security at TUV Rheinland, said, “Hyundai Autoever has successfully established a CSMS that complies with the international automotive cybersecurity standard (ISO/SAE 21434), including △Turnkey Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA), △Thorough risk management for related designs, △Security design and verification to mitigate cybersecurity risks, and △Cybersecurity incident response management process after vehicle mass production, based on its expert understanding of cybersecurity in the automotive industry.”

Hyundai Autoever is strengthening its position in the automotive electronics software market by providing a variety of software, including the development of the AUTOSAR-based mobilgene product line, software for the ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) platform, ADAS map development, and high-definition maps (HD Maps), which are essential for autonomous driving. The international standard ISO/SAE 21434 CSMS certification will be applied to all of the above product groups, and this certification can be seen as Hyundai Autoever's preemptive response to security threats in the future automobile market.

A Hyundai AutoEver representative said, “In a rapidly changing automotive software development environment, this Cyber Security Management System (CSMS) certification proves that Hyundai AutoEver has a system in place to develop world-class automotive cybersecurity software,” and “We plan to apply this to our vehicle software product line in the future to provide the world’s best security software.”