PANEL DISCUSSION | State of the Industry
Faye FrancyAs vehicles become increasingly connected, the cybersecurity landscape is evolving at a rapid pace. This timely discussion brings together leading voices from industry and academia to explore the challenges, innovations, and strategies shaping the future of automotive cybersecurity.
Moderated by Faye Francy, Executive Director of Auto-ISAC, the conversation will feature insights from:
Dr. Markus Tschersich – Head of Security & Privacy Research and Governance
Jörn Eichler – Head of Security Engineering, Volkswagen AG & Head of Secure Systems Engineering Group, Freie Universität Berlin
Christoph Krauss – Professor for Network Security, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences / Head of Automotive Security Research, INCYDE
From addressing today’s most pressing risks to building the secure systems of tomorrow, this panel will highlight collaborative approaches, cutting-edge research, and practical solutions driving resilience in the automotive sector.
About the Speakers:
Joern is responsible for security architectures of vehicle platforms, secure product development processes and methods as well as related standardization activities within the Technical Development of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. His research is focused on development of secure systems and he is giving lectures on Security Engineering at Freie Universität Berlin. Joern has more than 20 years of experience as researcher, developer, architect, and manager in various industry and research organizations, including 15 years in the security domain. Joern holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Technical University of Munich and a MSc in Business Economics from the Freie Universität Berlin.
Dr. Markus Tschersich is heading the Security & Privacy Research and Governance team in the central Product Cybersecurity Office at AUMOVIO. He is involved in regulation and standardization activities in the fields of Cybersecurity and Privacy in the context of Automotive products. In this role he is member of the German delegation of ISO TC22/SC32/WG11 that was in charge to work on the ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Engineering and ISO PAS 5112. In the regulatory environment, he is CLEPA delegate in the UN IWG on Cybersecurity/OTA issues and he is Co-Chair of the VDA Working Group for Automotive Cybersecurity. He acts as the Liaison Officer between the ISO committee and the UN Task Force. Based on this, he is leading the internal implementation of the Cybersecurity Management System and further Compliance and Conformity topics at Continental.
Faye Francy - Auto-ISAC serves as the automotive industry's hub for cybersecurity collaboration, fostering intelligence sharing and best practices to enhance the resilience of the entire ecosystem. Through its collective efforts, Auto-ISAC helps member organizations stay ahead of emerging threats.
Prof. Dr. Christoph Krauß is Professor for Network Security, Spokesperson of the IT Security expert group, and Co-head of the Applied Cyber Security Darmstadt (ACSD) Research Group at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (HDA). Furthermore, he is Head of Automotive Security Research at INCYDE GmbH, which he co-founded. He has over 20 years of experience in IT security. His fields of interest and activities are focused on applied cryptography, security protocols, and security engineering within the application domains of automotive, railway, Internet of Things, and intelligent energy networks.