dSPACE and Argus Cyber Security join forces to introduce New Cyber Security Test Automation capabilities

dSPACE, one of the world’s leading providers of solutions for simulation and validation, and Argus Cyber Security, a world leader in automotive cybersecurity, have announced a technology partnership aimed at streamlining the development and compliance of automotive embedded systems.

Through this partnership, the companies enable early-stage (shift left) cybersecurity testing. By integrating the Argus automation tool – Argus Fuzzing – with dSPACE’s SCALEXIO Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems, dSPACE can now offer vehicle manufacturers and suppliers a continuous integration, delivery and testing (CI/CD/CT) toolchain enhanced with cutting-edge cybersecurity testing capabilities from Argus.

As automotive systems grow in complexity, developers need to perform cybersecurity testing early and often to reduce the risks and costs of late-stage vulnerability discoveries.

Accordingly, vehicle manufacturers and suppliers are looking to incorporate cyber security testing in their CI/CD/CT pipelines and related workflows. This shift left approach enables developers to increase product quality through more frequent tests, while shortening time-to-market by allowing for faster and cost-effective fixes. This trend accompanies the increased need for cybersecurity testing across the industry as a result of new regulations such as WP.29-UNR 155, ISO/SAE 21434 and the focus on software-defined vehicles.

Dr. Herbert Schütte, Executive Vice President Real-Time Test and Development Solutions, said: “The partnership with Argus enables our customers to perform cybersecurity testing on our test platforms which have already been established for functional testing for many years. As the challenges in automotive cybersecurity continue to grow, mature test procedures become more important. Performing cybersecurity tests using our fully automated HIL systems, which are already highly integrated into our customers’ processes, is a reasonable next step. That is why we are excited to partner with a strong and experienced cybersecurity service provider such as Argus.”