The link between technology and organization
Automotive cybersecurity compliance is not just a one-off audit: it's a system that has to live across the whole organization. Here are the four areas SSIEE - Services works on, each grounded in real implementation experience — not just theory.
CSMS leadership (Cybersecurity Management System)
Setting up the cybersecurity management system required by the UN R155 regulation for vehicle homologation — the central organizational requirement of the text.
- Scoping and defining the required processes
- Coordination across technical, purchasing and quality teams
- Follow-through to certification audit
TARA process (Threat Analysis & Risk Assessment)
Deployment of the risk-analysis methodology at the core of ISO/SAE 21434 — a process built from scratch on a previous program, documented and reusable.
- Threat identification and risk assessment
- Definition of treatment measures
- Integration into the vehicle development cycle
Cyber file for vehicle homologation
Building the final regulatory deliverable, from TARA through to homologation — the document that conditions the vehicle's market release.
- Structuring the file per UN R155 requirements
- Consistency between risks, requirements, tests and evidence
- Interface with homologation bodies
Regulatory requirements traceability
A critical, often underestimated topic: without requirement ↔ test ↔ evidence traceability, homologation isn't possible.
- Structured traceability matrices
- Compliance tracking throughout the program
- Coordination with validation teams
Compliance work spanning the whole organization
Leading automotive cybersecurity compliance means coordinating teams with different logics. Six cyber squads — RFQ, TARA, architecture and design, validation follow-up, KMS, regulatory traceability and archiving — are coordinated with all vehicle contributors across this scope.
Security RFQ coordination
Enforcing cyber requirements down the supplier chain — a critical point for the supply chain under UN R155.
System architects team
Coordination with architects to build security into the vehicle architecture from the design stage.
KMS — Key Management System
Organizational leadership of a sensitive technical topic: cryptographic key management.
Support to validation teams
Interface between regulatory requirements and vehicle test and validation campaigns.
Regulatory traceability, homologation file and periodic archiving
Building and maintaining requirement ↔ test ↔ evidence traceability, building the homologation file, and periodic archiving of evidence to sustain compliance over time.
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