Synopsys, Inc. announced that Synopsys ARC®? HS4xFS Processor IP achieved ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity certification by SGS-TUV Saar, meeting stringent automotive regulatory requirements designed to protect connected vehicles from malicious cyberattacks. The ISO/SAE 21434 standard defines the engineering requirements for cybersecurity risk management, helping to ensure that cyber risks are monitored, detected, and mitigated throughout the vehicle's lifecycle.

The ARC HS4xFS Processors are also certified to the ISO 26262 standard, meeting ASIL D Random and ASIL D Systematic compliance for safety-critical systems, making it both cybersecurity and safety certified. In addition, Synopsys achieved certification of its IP development process to the ISO/SAE21434 standard to help ensure its IP products are developed with a security-first mindset through every phase of the product development lifecycle. The company will continue to invest in certifying its broad IP portfolio, including specific interface, security, and processor IP products, to help ensure compliance to cybersecurity requirements, reducing design risk and accelerating time-to-market for safe and robust systems-on-chips (SoCs).

What's Driving the Need for ISO/SAE 21434 Compliance?Cars are becoming increasingly software-defined, enabling car manufacturers to add new features or functions remotely through over-the-air (OTA) software updates. However, OTA updates and other connected applications, such as vehicle telematics and smartphone connectivity, can create security gaps that open systems to unauthorized access, tampering, and the injection of malware and viruses. For this reason, to release new road vehicles, automotive OEMs are mandated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's UN R155 regulation to adopt a cybersecurity management system like ISO/SAE 21434, making compliance a prerequisite for market success.

By integrating products that adhere to the ISO/SAE 214 34 cybersecurity standard, OEMs can more easily meet regulatory requirements to better protect their customers' data.