"As vehicle control systems become increasingly automated with
everything controlled by software, the probability of code flaws that
can be exploited by bad actors for nefarious purposes increases
dramatically," said Sam Abuelsamid, senior analyst, Navigant Research.
"Compound this with the growing ubiquity of connected systems including
cellular telematics, V2X communications and connected smartphones, and
the need to integrate cybersecurity protection systems at multiple
levels becomes clear. The full security solution set will ultimately
include electronic architectures designed with security in mind,
preventing intrusions to cloud-based transportation services and
controlling access to in-vehicle ECUs."
Karamba's patent-pending software seals the car's electronic control
units (ECUs) by automatically creating security policies, based on
factory settings. In real time, Carwall detects and prevents anything
not explicitly allowed to load or run on the ECU, including in-memory
attacks. There's no ambiguity and no false alarms, detecting and
preventing attackers, who try to exploit vulnerabilities and get into
the car's network.
"Karamba's Carwall enables car manufacturers to immediately address
security bugs in existing or new code and eliminate an attacker's way
into a connected car," said Ami Dotan, CEO of Karamba Security. "We give
car manufacturers and Tier 1 system developers the tools to detect and
seal their code against exploits and detect and stop attackers before
they can ever get started."
Carwall software requires zero developer resources - it's embedded
during the ECU's software build process, so it simply becomes part of
the regular development cycle. As a result, Carwall makes it easy to
secure and retrofit automobiles on the road today and protect them from
cyberattacks; it can easily be part of software updates completed during
a regularly scheduled service visit.
Because Carwall is part of the ECU software build, it is always current;
Carwall protects the code, as is, sealing it to detect and prevent
hackers from taking advantage of any security bugs that might be in the
controller's software. Carwall's unique approach gives car manufacturers
and Tier 1 system providers the confidence ECUs are protected,
regardless of any security bugs they may contain, allowing them to keep
their product schedules and focus resources on developing new
functionality and safety features.
Karamba Security will demonstrate its Carwall solution to Tier 1
suppliers and manufacturers at the world's largest connected car and
auto-mobility conference and exhibition - TU-Automotive
Detroit 2016, June 8-9, Novi, Michigan.
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About Karamba Security
Karamba Security is a pioneer in electronic control unit (ECU) endpoint
security to protect the connected car. The company seals and secures the
connected ECUs within automobiles to detect and protect them from
cyberattacks and ensure the car's safe, ongoing operations. To learn
more, please visit www.karambasecurity.com.
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