A Model of an Automotive Security Concept Phase

The introduction of wireless interfaces into cars raises new security-related risks to the vehicle and passengers. Vulnerabilities of the vehicle electronics to remote attacks through internet connections have been demonstrated recently. The introduction of industrial-scale processes, methods and tools for the development and quality assurance of appropriate security-controls into vehicle electronics is an essential task for system providers and vehicle manufacturers to cope with security hazards. In this contribution a process model for security analysis tasks during automotive systems development is presented. The proposed model is explained on the vulnerabilities in a vehicle's remote unlock function recently published by Spaar.