CSMS – Cyber Security Management System: New Regulations coming from ISO 21434 and WP.29

Posted By: Sorin Mustaca April 7, 2020

A Cyber Security Management System (CSMS) is soon going to become mandatory for all vehicles manufacturers and suppliers.

In the automotive industry, we are currently seeing that Cyber Security is already a critical success factor. Starting with July 2024, the type approval of vehicles will only be possible if a certified CSMS is available and Cyber Security is ensured throughout the entire life cycle of the vehicle.

UNECE WP.29, an upcoming UN regulation on Cyber Security and the ISO/SAE 21434 standard are expected to make this mandatory from mid 2024.

But what is a Cyber Security Management System ?

We have a bit of an idea from WP.29:

The vehicle manufacturer shall demonstrate to an Approval Authority or Technical Service that their Cyber Security Management System applies to the following phases:
– Development phase;
– Production phase;
– Post-production phase.

There are some phases missing here, right?

What about:

Design
Architecture
Change Management
Updates

Sorin Mustaca

Sorin Mustaca, (ISC)2 CSSLP, CompTIA Security+ and Project+, is working since over 20 years in the IT Security industry and worked between 2003-2014 for Avira as Product Manager for the known products used by over 100 million users world-wide. Today he is CEO and owner of Endpoint Cybersecurity GmbH focusing on Cybersecurity, secure software development and security for IoT and Automotive. He is also running his personal blog Sorin Mustaca on Cybersecurity and is the author of the free eBook Improve your security .