Automotive safety components face unique cybersecurity challenges that differ fundamentally from traditional IT security approaches. This session explores how deeply embedded safety systems require specialized protection strategies against evolving threats while maintaining regulatory compliance and functional safety requirements over decades-long product life cycles.

In this session, Joachim Fox, director of safety and cybersecurity at ZF, will address:

• Critical differences between automotive product security and traditional IT cybersecurity approaches in safety-critical environments;
• Resource constraints and variant management complexities facing automotive suppliers in global supply chains;
• Incident response strategies for embedded systems with limited connectivity and accessibility in distributed vehicle architectures.