Automotive Security (ATS)

How Secure Are Modern Vehicles? Investigate connected vehicles, identify vulnerabilities, and develop solutions to protect both systems and their users.

Contents

• Introduction to Automotive Cybersecurity
• Use Cases: Hackers vs. Automotive Manufacturers
• E/E Architectures and Vulnerabilities
• Typical Attack Vectors and Tools
• Connected Cars and Infrastructure Security
• Secure Development and Security Concepts
• Automotive Supply Chain Security
• Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Driving
• Regulations and Compliance
• Risk Treatment Strategies
• Incident Management

Competencies

Students are able to

• identify and assess risks for OEMs and consumers in the automotive sector.
• analyze security vulnerabilities and classify them across different production levels.
• understand incident reports, threat intelligence reports, and penetration test reports.
• discuss legal challenges and the development of standards and regulations in the automotive industry.

Literature

• C. Smith, The Car Hacker’s Handbook: A Guide for the Penetration Tester. San Francisco, CA, USA: No Starch Press, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-59327-703-1.
• K. Matheus and T. Königseder, Automotive Ethernet, 2nd ed. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2017, doi: 10.1017/9781316869543.

Lecturer

• Dmytro Cherkashyn

Recommended Previous Knowledge 

• none

Module Details

Semester	6/7
Lecture Language	German
Frequency	Summer Term nach Verfügbarkeit von Dozenten
Credit Points (ECTS)	5
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Sachar Paulus
Duration	1 Semester
Course Achievement	None
Prerequisite for exam	None
Exam	Continuous Assessment (CA)

Weekly Hours (SWS) 

Lecture	4 SWS
Sum	4 SWS

Work Load 

Lecture	60 h
Self Study	60 h
Project	30 h
Sum	150 h