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Securing Smart Mobility Requires a Fresh Approach to API Security

Connected vehicles and smart mobility services use numerous APIs. Everything from OEM-driven companion apps, infotainment systems, OTA servers, telematics servers, and EV charging management or billing apps rely…

DAR DIAMANT

Product Marketing Manager
  • Telematics-based insurance
  • Threat Intelligence
  • VSOC

From a Single TCU to Full Control

Security researchers from Pen Test Partners1 compromised an entire automotive corporation through the TCU (telematics control unit). They manipulated the TCU of a vehicle and…
TEAM UPSTREAM
  • Cybersecurity
  • Threat Intelligence
  • VSOC

Warning: This car may contain vulnerable Software or Hardware

In many industries, there is growing demand for transparency in product processes and content. Companies are increasingly asked to detail the composition of their products…
SHACHAR AZRIEL

AutoThreat Product Manager & Team Lead
  • Compliance
  • Cybersecurity
  • VSOC

What Does a Magical God of Death Have to Do With Automotive Cybersecurity?

In a humorous play-on-words, CVE-2021-3156, nicknamed “Baron Samedit” by the researchers who discovered the vulnerability, paid homage to the folklore death god “Baron Samedi” and…
SHACHAR AZRIEL

AutoThreat Product Manager & Team Lead
  • Compliance
  • Cybersecurity
  • VSOC

ISO/SAE 21434: Setting the Standard for Automotive Cybersecurity

Understanding the ISO/SAE 21434 draft standard and Upstream Security’s solutions for effective compliance in the realm of automotive cybersecurity. Why was this automotive cybersecurity standard needed? As…
FAY GOLDSTEIN

Communications Manager
  • Aftersales & Management
  • Threat Intelligence
  • VSOC

Upstream – $30M Series B for Shifting into High Gear

We launched Upstream in early 2017 with a mission to make connected vehicles safe and secure at a time when the automotive industry is seeing…
YOAV LEVY

CEO and Co-founder
  • Cybersecurity
  • Threat Intelligence
  • VSOC

How to Protect Against Telematics Server Attacks

Misconfigured reporting server gave hackers direct access to sensitive data In May 2018, a bug led to a major security threat affecting CalAmp, a telematics…
TEAM UPSTREAM