Trend Micro Introduces VicOne to Improve Safety in Electric and Connected Vehicles

On June 14, Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity technology company, announced the launch of VicOne, designed to improvethe safety ofelectric and connected vehicles.

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Eva Chen, CEO and co-founder of Trend Micro, said: "We at Trend Micro are committed to protecting the connected world, so we are actively exploring a variety of new business models for new supply chains. VicOne, built with our best innovative technologies, will provide The automotive industry enhances automotive cybersecurity.”

Electric vehicles are increasingly exposed to long-range digital threats in a new set of attack scenarios.Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers must expedite building comprehensive cybersecurity protections into their ecosystems to comply with the new United Nations regulation WP.29 (UN – R155).

Vehicle Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are critical for automakers looking to meet regulatory efforts by providing enhanced threat detection and response for software-defined vehicles.VicOne's Security Operations Center integrates with Microsoft's Azure IoT service to collect telemetry data and other critical security information from connected cars, and use Azure Data Services to analyze security threats and vulnerabilities.

Soren Lau, general manager of Asia and EMEA, Microsoft IoT Partner Solutions, said: "Cybersecurity is an integral part of the electric vehicle ecosystem. Microsoft is confident in offering a fully open platform service. We look forward to working with Trend Micro to leverage VicOne and provide end-to-end security solutions for telematics and electric vehicles through Microsoft cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities in Azure IoT Services."

Dipti Vachani, senior vice president and general manager of the Automotive and IoT business line at Arm, said: "Software-defined vehicles are the future of the global automotive industry and a driver for accelerating the development of innovative automotive technology applications. By joining the automotive industry as a new member of SOAFEE, VicOne Will bring significant expertise in safety standards to help the automotive industry achieve a safer future."

Trend Micro will provide end-to-end security solutions to the automotive ecosystem through its subsidiary VicOne.With the combined capabilities of vehicle SOC, OTA security, in-vehicle security, penetration testing as a service, and automotive vulnerability management, analysts will have the opportunity to learn more and respond to incidents faster.