Automotive

Total cybersecurity for automotive supply chains.

Designed to meet the industry’s most advanced guidelines.

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The automotive industry is one of the largest supply chains in the U.S., making it a prime target for hackers and nation state actors. In the majority of cases, attacks begin at the “weakest link” of this highly connected digital ecosystem: small to medium enterprise (SME) manufacturers and suppliers.

Background

Over 70% of all cyber attacks are targeted at SMEs. When these companies are attacked, 60% of them end up closing their doors.

To protect the large number of SMEs in the automotive industry, Cytellix created a highly affordable cybersecurity managed services solution to help manufacturers and suppliers benefit from two critical new automotive cybersecurity guidelines.

Guidelines

The first guideline, titled “Cyber Security 3rd Party Information Security”, was announced by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) in 2018. Participating in their creation were information security leaders and executives from GM, Ford, FCA and Honda, with input form their counterparts at Toyota, Nissan, Caterpillar, Bosch, Continental and Magna.

In addition, the automotive sector is increasingly leveraging the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity frameworks, designed to further protect OEMs and suppliers from intellectual property losses, as well as aggressive cyber attacks on individual suppliers.

Solution

To ensure best-in-class innovation and effectiveness, Cytellix forged a knowledge partnership with the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnerships National Network. Together, our expert teams developed a dynamic solution that delivers:

Cyber assessments based on rigorous industry standards
Gap analysis
Security and remediation plans
Real-time cyber event alerts via a new security operations center
User-friendly portal with “red/yellow/green” cyber awareness
Mobile app for easy access to real-time monitoring, alerts and more

Supporting this is an industry-leading core methodology that includes:

CYTELLIX SERVICES

Security Program, Processes, Awareness
Access Controls, Passwords, Data Encryption
Vulnerability Management
Security Incident Notification

CYTELLIX SOLUTIONS

Network Situational Awareness
Information Lifecycle Management, Data Retention/Disposal
Security Audits of Suppliers/Third Parties
Cyber Analytics

Action

Cytellix is rapidly becoming the cybersecurity partner of choice for automotive industry SMEs nationwide. To explore how we can assist your firm, and to schedule a no-cost assessment of your current cybersecurity posture, contact us.