Harman Joins Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center Security Group

Harman joined the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC), it said in a Wednesday news release. The group collaborates to share, track and analyze intelligence about cyberthreats and potential vulnerabilities against connected cars. Harman reinforced its commitment to protective cybersecurity measures, highlighting its 5+1 automotive security frameworks and its acquisition of TowerSec in January. Joining Auto-ISAC “adds another layer of intelligence and information sharing to progress the industry’s automotive cybersecurity agenda,” said Saar Dickman, Harman vice president-automotive cybersecurity. Harman has been developing a multilayer security framework that addresses “defense in depth” within the system design, along with over-the-air updates and software-based security solutions for future vehicles as well as ones that can be retrofitted to unsecured cars on the road today, it said. Auto-ISAC members make more than 99 percent of light-duty vehicles on the road in North America, said Harman.