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Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
VicOne and Block Harbor Launch Global Vehicle Cybersecurity Competition to Equip and Inspire Next Generation of Experts in Automotive Defense
DETROIT, July 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VicOne, an automotive cybersecurity solutions leader, and Block Harbor, a trusted automotive cybersecurity engineering company, today launched the Global Vehicle Cybersecurity Competition (VCC), to take place online Aug. 22-25 and Aug. 29-Sept. 1. Participants in the "Capture the Flag"-style event will compete head-to-head in both offense and defense scenarios mimicking real-world attacks and countermeasures on modern connected vehicles and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The overall VCC competition winner will be sponsored to attend Pwn2Own Automotive 2026, the world's largest zero-day vulnerability discovery contest focused on connected cars and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 is scheduled for Jan. 21-23, 2026, at Automotive World in Tokyo. WHO: Individuals of all skill levels—from first-time players to seasoned professionals pursuing careers in automotive cybersecurity—to learn, upskill and contribute to building a safer future for connected vehicles and SDVs WHAT: Global VCC, powered by VicOne and Block Harbor WHEN: Aug. 22-25 and Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 WHERE: Visit WHY: Sharpen skills and learn alongside a community of security enthusiasts, students and professionals. Earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. Compete for cash, tokens, titles and round-trip flight and three-night hotel stay to attend Pwn2Own Automotive 2026. HOW: Register online About Block HarborBlock Harbor was established in 2014 in direct response to the Jeep Hack – the moment the industry took notice to the risk of cyberattacks to vehicles. In launching with several of the Automakers, Suppliers, and Auditors that were quick to act in vehicle cybersecurity, Block Harbor has always operated at the forefront, solving new challenges and building new solutions alongside our customers. Block Harbor's platform, the Vehicle Security Engineering Cloud (VSEC), combined with Block Harbor's services from our Vehicle Security Operations team and our Vehicle Cybersecurity Labs team leads the industry with solutions that are tailor fit for the mobility ecosystem. Learn more at About VicOneWith a vision to secure the vehicles of tomorrow, VicOne delivers a broad portfolio of cybersecurity software and services for the automotive industry. Purpose-built to address the rigorous needs of automotive manufacturers and suppliers, VicOne solutions are designed to secure and scale with the specialized demands of the modern vehicle. As a Trend Micro subsidiary, VicOne is powered by a solid foundation in cybersecurity drawn from Trend Micro's 30+ years in the industry, delivering unparalleled automotive protection and deep security insights that enable our customers to build secure as well as smart vehicles. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts U.S. Media Contacts Jill Miley Interprose for VicOne+1 Vivian Kelly Interprose for VicOne+1 703.509.5412viviankelly@
Business Wire
24-07-2025
- Automotive
- Business Wire
VicOne and Block Harbor Launch Global Vehicle Cybersecurity Competition to Equip and Inspire Next Generation of Experts in Automotive Defense
DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VicOne, an automotive cybersecurity solutions leader, and Block Harbor, a trusted automotive cybersecurity engineering company, today launched the Global Vehicle Cybersecurity Competition (VCC), to take place online Aug. 22-25 and Aug. 29-Sept. 1. Participants in the 'Capture the Flag'-style event will compete head-to-head in both offense and defense scenarios mimicking real-world attacks and countermeasures on modern connected vehicles and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The overall VCC competition winner will be sponsored to attend Pwn2Own Automotive 2026, the world's largest zero-day vulnerability discovery contest focused on connected cars and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 is scheduled for Jan. 21-23, 2026, at Automotive World in Tokyo. WHO: Individuals of all skill levels—from first-time players to seasoned professionals pursuing careers in automotive cybersecurity—to learn, upskill and contribute to building a safer future for connected vehicles and SDVs WHAT: Global VCC, powered by VicOne and Block Harbor WHEN: Aug. 22-25 and Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 WHERE: Visit WHY: Sharpen skills and learn alongside a community of security enthusiasts, students and professionals. Earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. Compete for cash, tokens, titles and round-trip flight and three-night hotel stay to attend Pwn2Own Automotive 2026. HOW: Register online About Block Harbor Block Harbor was established in 2014 in direct response to the Jeep Hack – the moment the industry took notice to the risk of cyberattacks to vehicles. In launching with several of the Automakers, Suppliers, and Auditors that were quick to act in vehicle cybersecurity, Block Harbor has always operated at the forefront, solving new challenges and building new solutions alongside our customers. Block Harbor's platform, the Vehicle Security Engineering Cloud (VSEC), combined with Block Harbor's services from our Vehicle Security Operations team and our Vehicle Cybersecurity Labs team leads the industry with solutions that are tailor fit for the mobility ecosystem. Learn more at About VicOne With a vision to secure the vehicles of tomorrow, VicOne delivers a broad portfolio of cybersecurity software and services for the automotive industry. Purpose-built to address the rigorous needs of automotive manufacturers and suppliers, VicOne solutions are designed to secure and scale with the specialized demands of the modern vehicle. As a Trend Micro subsidiary, VicOne is powered by a solid foundation in cybersecurity drawn from Trend Micro's 30+ years in the industry, delivering unparalleled automotive protection and deep security insights that enable our customers to build secure as well as smart vehicles. For more information, visit
Business Wire
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Wire
VicOne's New xAurient Automotive Threat Intelligence Platform Enables Dramatically Streamlined and Tailored Threat Response
DETROIT & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VicOne, an automotive cybersecurity solutions leader, today announced xAurient. The new automotive threat intelligence platform uniquely enables streamlined threat response by delivering early threat intelligence tailored to the particular manufacturing environment of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or Tier 1 supplier. xAurient illuminates the how and why of developing threats, delivers precise insights into attack paths and enables proactive, prioritized countermeasures to ensure product security for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). VicOne's new xAurient goes beyond gathering fragmented global threat data to define precise attack paths and provide on-demand threat research services for efficient and effective protection. An automaker's product cybersecurity personnel are freed to concentrate their efforts on deciding optimal risk treatments when designing newer automotive projects, evaluating current claims of threats to product security and assessing supply-chain partners. xAurient—powered by VicOne's battle-tested CyberThreat Research Lab—draws data from thousands of hidden TOR/Onion dark-web sources, and its artificial intelligence (AI) agent is trained on 30 years of threat intelligence to enable quick information gathering from social media and the web. The new VicOne solution uniquely factors a particular automaker's risk landscape, automatically prioritizing and identifying the most critical risks with AI-powered autobuild or customizable product-security risk profiles. Based on an open interface delivering seamless scalability, xAurient integrates with an automaker's intrusion detection system (IDS), vehicle management system (VMS) and vehicle security operations center (VSOC) platforms. Automakers also can use the new VicOne solution as a standalone platform to accelerate response times and enhance tailored mitigation. 'We have engineered xAurient to dramatically streamline threat response for our OEM and supplier customers,' said Max Cheng, chief executive officer of VicOne. 'Our new solution enables automakers to act more effectively and swiftly to counter emerging threats, while actually reducing human workload. xAurient drives meaningful actions that elevate an automaker's product security today and delivers continual monitoring for ongoing, differentiated protection.' Founded and singularly focused on spearheading innovation in vehicle cybersecurity, VicOne, the market leader of automotive cybersecurity, provides the most advanced and comprehensive solutions to the automotive industry and galvanizes collective expertise from the sector's broadest cast of best-of-breed partners. OEMs and suppliers trust VicOne's purpose-built solutions to stay ahead of evolving threats and safeguard vehicles, drivers and sensitive data. VicOne is a trusted threat intelligence source of automakers, delivering truly predictive insights and providing long lead times for threats to be averted and mitigated. Furthermore, VicOne has uncovered more than 100 zero-day vulnerabilities in connected cars and electric vehicle (EV) chargers. For more information on VicOne's new xAurient solution, please visit as well as the 'Automotive Threat Intelligence: Is It Your Threat or Your Burden?' blog post and a webinar introducing the solution. For more information on VicOne's holistic approach to cybersecurity—spanning software, hardware and supply-chain ecosystems—please visit About VicOne With a vision to secure the vehicles of tomorrow, VicOne delivers a broad portfolio of cybersecurity software and services for the automotive industry. Purpose-built to address the rigorous needs of automotive manufacturers and suppliers, VicOne solutions are designed to secure and scale with the specialized demands of the modern vehicle. As a Trend Micro subsidiary, VicOne is powered by a solid foundation in cybersecurity drawn from Trend Micro's 30+ years in the industry, delivering unparalleled automotive protection and deep security insights that enable our customers to build secure as well as smart vehicles. For more information, visit
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
VicOne's New xAurient Automotive Threat Intelligence Platform Enables Dramatically Streamlined and Tailored Threat Response
New VicOne xAurient reveals how and why of emerging threats, defines precise attack paths and provides on-demand intelligence services—while reducing OEM/supplier human workload DETROIT & TOKYO, May 08, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VicOne, an automotive cybersecurity solutions leader, today announced xAurient. The new automotive threat intelligence platform uniquely enables streamlined threat response by delivering early threat intelligence tailored to the particular manufacturing environment of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or Tier 1 supplier. xAurient illuminates the how and why of developing threats, delivers precise insights into attack paths and enables proactive, prioritized countermeasures to ensure product security for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). VicOne's new xAurient goes beyond gathering fragmented global threat data to define precise attack paths and provide on-demand threat research services for efficient and effective protection. An automaker's product cybersecurity personnel are freed to concentrate their efforts on deciding optimal risk treatments when designing newer automotive projects, evaluating current claims of threats to product security and assessing supply-chain partners. xAurient—powered by VicOne's battle-tested CyberThreat Research Lab—draws data from thousands of hidden TOR/Onion dark-web sources, and its artificial intelligence (AI) agent is trained on 30 years of threat intelligence to enable quick information gathering from social media and the web. The new VicOne solution uniquely factors a particular automaker's risk landscape, automatically prioritizing and identifying the most critical risks with AI-powered autobuild or customizable product-security risk profiles. Based on an open interface delivering seamless scalability, xAurient integrates with an automaker's intrusion detection system (IDS), vehicle management system (VMS) and vehicle security operations center (VSOC) platforms. Automakers also can use the new VicOne solution as a standalone platform to accelerate response times and enhance tailored mitigation. "We have engineered xAurient to dramatically streamline threat response for our OEM and supplier customers," said Max Cheng, chief executive officer of VicOne. "Our new solution enables automakers to act more effectively and swiftly to counter emerging threats, while actually reducing human workload. xAurient drives meaningful actions that elevate an automaker's product security today and delivers continual monitoring for ongoing, differentiated protection." Founded and singularly focused on spearheading innovation in vehicle cybersecurity, VicOne, the market leader of automotive cybersecurity, provides the most advanced and comprehensive solutions to the automotive industry and galvanizes collective expertise from the sector's broadest cast of best-of-breed partners. OEMs and suppliers trust VicOne's purpose-built solutions to stay ahead of evolving threats and safeguard vehicles, drivers and sensitive data. VicOne is a trusted threat intelligence source of automakers, delivering truly predictive insights and providing long lead times for threats to be averted and mitigated. Furthermore, VicOne has uncovered more than 100 zero-day vulnerabilities in connected cars and electric vehicle (EV) chargers. For more information on VicOne's new xAurient solution, please visit as well as the "Automotive Threat Intelligence: Is It Your Threat or Your Burden?" blog post and a webinar introducing the solution. For more information on VicOne's holistic approach to cybersecurity—spanning software, hardware and supply-chain ecosystems—please visit About VicOne With a vision to secure the vehicles of tomorrow, VicOne delivers a broad portfolio of cybersecurity software and services for the automotive industry. Purpose-built to address the rigorous needs of automotive manufacturers and suppliers, VicOne solutions are designed to secure and scale with the specialized demands of the modern vehicle. As a Trend Micro subsidiary, VicOne is powered by a solid foundation in cybersecurity drawn from Trend Micro's 30+ years in the industry, delivering unparalleled automotive protection and deep security insights that enable our customers to build secure as well as smart vehicles. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts U.S. Media Contacts Vivian Kelly Interprose for VicOne+1 703.509.5412viviankelly@ Jill Miley Interprose for VicOne+1
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
VicOne Research Estimates Tens of Billions in Automotive-Cyberattack Losses, Plus Rising Vulnerabilities and Growing AI, EV and Dark-Web Risks
Shifting Gears: VicOne 2025 Automotive Cybersecurity Report reveals value of proactive and comprehensive cybersecurity as transformative era in mobility continues to unfold DETROIT & TOKYO, March 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VicOne, an automotive cybersecurity solutions leader, today announced in-depth analysis revealing concerning signs for the global automotive industry in 2025, despite promising law-enforcement success around cybersecurity in the last year. Shifting Gears: VicOne 2025 Automotive Cybersecurity Report, which is available to download, explores the rapidly evolving landscape of automotive cybersecurity, delivering actionable insights and emerging trends and data points: Cyberattacks in the automotive sector from 2022 through 2024 resulted in tens of billions of dollars in estimated damages from ransomware, data breaches and operational disruptions. Automotive vulnerabilities reached an all-time high in 2024. More than 77 percent of automotive vulnerabilities were found on onboard or in-vehicle systems. Fresh challenges are emerging in electric vehicle (EV) charging, operating systems and fleet management. While artificial intelligence (AI) enhances in-car features and operational efficiency, it also introduces fresh vulnerabilities like prompt injection and compromised training data that challenge traditional security methods. Rapid EV adoption has exposed critical weaknesses in charging infrastructure—from insecure payment protocols to outdated communication standards—potentially affecting both vehicles and power grids. Cybercriminals are leveraging dark-web channels to exchange sophisticated exploit techniques and stolen vehicle data, raising the stakes for manufacturers and consumers alike. "We are amid a transformative era of mobility, as innovations such as AI are helping automakers differentiate their vehicles, accelerate time to market and enhance customer experience," said Max Cheng, chief executive officer of VicOne. "A proactive, multilayered approach to cybersecurity across all levels of the supply chain will help the automotive industry stay ahead of evolving threats and thrive in pursuing the unprecedented opportunities ahead." From the ongoing shift toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and AI-enhanced features to the evolving landscape of EV charging and the escalating vulnerabilities in-vehicle systems, the automotive industry is shifting to high gear into unknown territories. A total of 215 automotive cybersecurity incidents were recorded in 2024, highlighting a consistent threat throughout the year. Cloud and backend vulnerabilities were the most frequent attack vectors and typically involved ransomware attacks, data breaches and social engineering or phishing attacks. Vehicle hijacking, supply-chain vulnerabilities, keyless entry exploits and vehicle-electronics virtualization attacks mostly involved onboard systems and over-the-air (OTA) vulnerabilities. Supply-chain attacks are growing more complicated and devastating, as criminals in the last year clearly targeted suppliers and third-party providers of components as the weak link to exploit in the tightly integrated industry. A ransomware attack on a dealership software provider in June 2024, for example, disrupted operations at more than 15,000 North American dealerships. Analysis of criminal-underground message exchanges shows that multi-layered, widespread attacks on automobiles and the industry are growing only more possible and likely. The pieces are in place for a transition from today's manual, car-modding hacks to more harmful and larger-scale attacks such as user impersonation and account thefts. Meanwhile, the total count of automotive-related vulnerabilities ("CVEs") published in 2024 reached 530 vulnerabilities, another annual gain and just two short of twice as many as in 2019. The sharp rise in vulnerabilities highlights the rapid growth in both the automotive attack surface and complexity of automotive systems. Vulnerabilities began shifting from chipset-related issues to CVEs involving in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) platforms and operating systems, in addition to EV-charging infrastructure. Indeed, at the world's largest zero-day vulnerability discovery contest, Pwn2Own Automotive 2025, which took place at Automotive World Jan. 22-24, 2025, in Tokyo, top-tier security researchers from 13 countries discovered 49 unique zero-day vulnerabilities across primarily IVI and EV-charging systems. Increased adoption of AI is creating unprecedented opportunities but also significant new operational, financial and strategic risks for automakers. "AI-enabled systems may encounter misuse and abuse throughout their lifecycle due to factors such as over- or under-utilization, operating outside of operational envelopes, and malice," reads a September 2024 U.S. Department of Transportation white paper, Understanding AI Risks in Transportation. "Humans may either be a source of these vulnerabilities or help prevent them depending on their role in the system." The large language models (LLMs) informing generative AI are especially attractive targets for cybercriminals, given their dependency on critical enterprise data, utilization of hard-to-control self-learning and propensity for errors. Insecure plugin designs, improper output handling and adversarial attacks are among the prominent operational risks to be addressed in the adoption of AI. In addition, significant strategic (seismic shifts in governance) and financial risks (hard-to-assess liability, risk-management and branding issues) are presenting themselves. For more information on the critical factors shaping today's automotive cybersecurity landscape and strategies to safeguard the future of connected mobility, please download Shifting Gears: VicOne 2025 Automotive Cybersecurity Report. Founded and singularly focused on spearheading innovation in vehicle cybersecurity, VicOne, the market leader of automotive cybersecurity, provides the most advanced and comprehensive solutions to the automotive industry and galvanizes collective expertise from the sector's broadest cast of best-of-breed partners. OEMs and suppliers trust VicOne's purpose-built solutions to stay ahead of evolving threats and safeguard vehicles, drivers and sensitive data. For more information on VicOne's holistic approach to cybersecurity—spanning software, hardware and supply-chain ecosystems—please visit About VicOne With a vision to secure the vehicles of tomorrow, VicOne delivers a broad portfolio of cybersecurity software and services for the automotive industry. Purpose-built to address the rigorous needs of automotive manufacturers and suppliers, VicOne solutions are designed to secure and scale with the specialized demands of the modern vehicle. As a Trend Micro subsidiary, VicOne is powered by a solid foundation in cybersecurity drawn from Trend Micro's 30+ years in the industry, delivering unparalleled automotive protection and deep security insights that enable our customers to build secure as well as smart vehicles. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts U.S. Media Contacts: Vivian Kelly Interprose for VicOne+1 703.509.5412viviankelly@ Jill Miley Interprose for VicOne+1 Sign in to access your portfolio
