The Essential Guide to ISO/SAE 21434

The automotive industry needs to learn cybersecurity. At full speed. With ISO/SAE 21434 and UN Regulation No. 155, binding standards and regulations are already taking effect. How can automotive cybersecurity be established in practice in the organization, in the development project and in people’s minds? The official documents do not reveal this. That’s the purpose of this book.

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Based on our expertise in automotive cybersecurity consulting, we see: There is an enormous need for knowledge to fully understand the requirements of automotive cybersecurity. In order to be able to start immediately with the implementation in practice, help is needed.

ISO/SAE 21434 Road Vehicles – Cybersecurity Engineering, which was officially published end of August 2021 (Read more: ISO/SAE 21434:2021 is now officially published), is the starting point. For OEMs and Tier-N suppliers, the standard provides the basis for a systematic approach to cybersecurity in the automotive industry: at the organizational level, for development projects, for cross-organizational collaboration, for engineering processes, and for individual roles.

The Essential Guide to ISO/SAE 21434 is the world’s first officially licensed reference book on ISO/SAE 21434:

• Get an overview of the requirements and work products of the ISO/SAE 21434 (and beyond)
• Understand the correlations between all dimensions and interdependencies of automotive cybersecurity
• Have a more in-depth grasp of specific methods and approaches around cybersecurity

This book does so with a strong focus on comprehensibility and a high level of practical relevance. Get a first overview with the Table of Contents:

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The Essential Guide to ISO/SAE 21434 is not only the world’s first (officially licensed) reference work on ISO/SAE standard 21434 for automotive cybersecurity, but much more: a comprehensive introduction to the topic of automotive cybersecurity from a practical perspective on more than 500 pages.

Through supplementary citations beyond the ISO standard, with practical references and an additional focus on important information, you will receive a cross-linked and holistic overview of this extremely complex topic. You can download the complete table of contents here: → Table of Contents (PDF–Download)

The overview of all chapters

1. Cybersecurity Awareness
2. Regulations, Standards, and Initiatives
3. Automotive Cybersecurity Ecosystem
4. Cybersecurity Management
5. Cybersecurity Development
6. Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
7. Cybersecurity Implementation
8. Cybersecurity Controls
9. Cybersecurity Verification and Validation

In addition, you will find the ISO/SAE 21434 Requirements Mapping and the ISO/SAE 21434 Work Product List in the appendix.

Cybersecurity is a new topic for the automotive industry. The relevant standards and regulations (such as ISO/SAE 21434 or UN Regulations No. 155 / 156) are only now being published, but at the same time they must be applied immediately. This makes it all the more important to establish a comprehensive and holistic understanding of automotive cybersecurity quickly and efficiently. This book is designed to fulfill this requirement. For example, with:

• Automotive cybersecurity best practices and practical examples to make things more tangible: At all possible points, concrete examples clarify what is meant and what the application might look like
• High-quality illustration: There are over 100 high-quality illustrations and visualizations in all chapters
• Extensive background information: In addition to ISO/SAE 21434, for example, other relevant standards and regulations are also considered
• Highlighted key takeaways: Unlike academic textbooks, this book highlights important information throughout the text

Not only has the expertise of numerous specialists in automotive cybersecurity been included in this reference book. Also, the content has been consistently compiled to ensure a high level of practical relevance, comprehensibility and clarity.

It’s not just the current remote work situation that makes it clear: building and embracing cybersecurity expertise in the automotive industry requires empowered self-learners. We have shipped hundreds of copies of our ISO/SAE 21434 Pocket Guide to home offices on nearly every continent. Our automotive cybersecurity training courses are highly requested, as is our on-demand learning platform.

With this reference book – whose excerpts from ISO/SAE 21434 may not be distributed in digital form for licensing reasons – you equip your organization, your team and your colleagues in the project with a unique opportunity to comprehensively enter the world of automotive cybersecurity. Independent and flexible from day-to-day business, presented in the learner-friendly form of a high-quality reference book.

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Please note: The Essential Guide to ISO/SAE 21434 is no longer available for order. Learn more about the subsequent publication ISO/SAE 21434:2021 Workbook here.