Today’s automobiles do more than transport you from Point A to Point B. They are mobile computers infused with automotive Internet of Things (IoT) that supports high-speed vehicle-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications that can trigger actions. Today’s connected cars can do everything from placing a takeout order at your favorite restaurant to automatically braking to help prevent a collision.
Connected cars are also packed with technology that allows them to send and receive a constant stream of data. From satellite and Wi-Fi to cellular, Bluetooth and built-in SIM cards, connected cars leverage these networks for infotainment, telematics, autonomous driving aids and more.
While these applications can enhance the driver experience, they also introduce potential vulnerabilities. Each new point of connectivity represents another pathway that hackers can exploit to access a vehicle’s systems. Service providers must provide a strong cybersecurity framework that includes the following features:
- Capacity for a large volume of data and high network traffic
- Managing latency and dealing with cell tower ranges
- Crossing international or other boundaries
- Ensuring that OTA updates are not intercepted by preventing man-in-the-middle attacks among car OEMs, SOCs, backend servers and vehicles.
- Safeguarding information privacy in varying systems, including driver information stored in the vehicle, geolocation, and more.
Managing automotive security and compliance across networks
Fortinet’s OT security solutions manage the complexity of connected car security while consistently and thoroughly supporting compliance across wired and wireless networks.
Fortinet’s FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall, sandboxing and intrusion detection work together to provide multi-layered security for vehicles and automotive clouds. As new cyber threats emerge, FortiGuard Threat Intelligence provides daily updates on emerging hacking techniques and vulnerabilities tailored to connected car security risks.
The Fortinet Security Fabric unifies and automates this security, providing you with complete real-time visibility across the automotive infrastructure including vehicles, networks and cloud services. It also provides a security boundary at the 5G domain with specific high-level functionalities including OT/IoT security, visibility and control, along with 5G network security and industrial applications security.
The Security Fabric also simplifies operations and helps to reduce response times. Automated features like security orchestration give your team the ability to scale and keep pace with growing networks of connected cars.
Finally, Fortinet’s OT security solutions include simplified auditing and reporting tools that can help you demonstrate adherence to automotive standards such as UNECE WP.29 and ISO 21434.
Fortinet offers integrated security platforms with AI-driven automation, advanced threat intelligence, and deep OT cybersecurity expertise. Download our latest white paper, “How Fortinet Fortifies the Automotive Industry: Delivering Security for Automotive Security Providers” to learn how Fortinet delivers automotive OT security solutions to service providers.