Jani Kovacs
Jani (Janos Kovacs) spent his whole career in the automotive industry. Started as a test engineer at the production lines, then switching for the software development domain verifying and validating the functional safety and (at that time) premature cybersecurity layer of the product portfolio of his employers.
From 2019 he dedicated himself to the newborn field of the automotive cybersecurity. He took a key part in the establishment of the Cyber Security Management System of several OEMs and Tier1s. Beside the GRC related activities, he is also a practicing risk analyst, who developed frameworks for automotive cybersecurity risk assessment, and undertaken the cyber risk analysis of both ECUs and more abstract vehicle functions.
For public speaking and teaching is one of his hobbies, he is also a guest professor at Obuda University, Budapest, where he teaches a course about Embedded Cybersecurity.
Sessions
The emerging cyber threats to the connected vehicles necessitated the hardening of the automotive products. This is not a one-time activity though. Manufacturers (OEMs and Tier1s as well) need to continuously monitor their fleet for threats during the operations period. An appropriate asset management procedure and toolchain is a key success factor for this activity. A manufacturer unaware of the exact – and preferably, real-time – configuration of its vehicles on the road could be unable to tell if the vehicles are affected to a certain vulnerability or not. The concept of digital twins provide means to solve this, creating a visibility of the fleet in the Vehicle Security Operations Center (VSOC). This presentation aims to introduce the current state of automotive cybersecurity to the audience, presents the concepts of digital twins in general, and connects the dots of the automotive fleet management using the digital twins as the main guideance.