Building an effective Automotive Security Operation Center
The automotive sector is currently undergoing a transformation from a security standpoint. With the majority of vehicles becoming connected, there is a greater need for security monitoring to ensure that the vehicles and their users are protected. OEMs, vendors, partners, and users must all keep up with the changing landscape and new ISO standards and UN regulations that are being introduced to address these security concerns. By taking a holistic view of automotive security operations, they can work together to protect critical systems, user data, and privacy.
To ensure the effective protection of connected vehicles and their users, the automotive security operation should take a holistic approach. This approach should consider the coupling of Enterprise, Cloud (Off-board), and Vehicle (On-board) domains for the protection, detection, prevention, and remediation of security incidents. By working together, these domains can help ensure that critical systems, user data, and privacy are all protected.
Enterprise Security Operation Center
The Enterprise Security Operation Center (ESOC) is responsible for monitoring an organization’s IT infrastructure, internal and external threats. It not only focuses on the organization’s internal IT environment but also monitors the organization’s partner ecosystem, including third-party vendors and suppliers, to ensure that they meet the organization’s security standards. The ESOC is designed to detect, prevent, and remediate security incidents that may affect the organization’s critical business data and operations.
Cloud Security Operation Center (Off-board)
The Off-board or Cloud Security Operation Center (CSOC) is responsible for monitoring cloud-hosted connected automotive services. It deploys services and applications into the vehicle to provide mobility services and also hosts user data. The CSOC ensures that these services are secure and that user data is protected. It establishes a communication link between the vehicle and the cloud platform to ensure that the vehicle is always connected and can receive updates and patches to address security vulnerabilities.
Vehicle Security Operation Center (On-board)
The Vehicle Security Operation Center (VSOC) is responsible for monitoring security events and incidents that arise within the vehicle. It considers various entry points for attackers to compromise the vehicle, manipulate or steal user information. The VSOC solution can be implemented based on Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDPS) within the vehicle or by simply monitoring security event codes. It ensures that the vehicle’s critical systems, such as the engine and brakes, remain secure and that the user’s privacy is protected. The VSOC is designed to detect, prevent, and remediate security incidents that may affect the vehicle’s operation and user data.
Before delving into the details of the Vehicle Security Operation Center, it is important to understand the basics of VSOC. By identifying the building blocks of VSOC, we can better understand how it works to ensure the security of critical systems and protect user privacy. The following article explains briefs about the Introduction to VSOC.
