Automotive Cybersecurity for ISO 26262
Develop the expertise to merge safety and security for successful automotive cybersecurity projects
Our Automotive Cybersecurity for ISO 26262 training course offers an in‑depth overview of automotive cybersecurity, catering to professionals looking to understand ISO 26262. Starting with an introduction to the growing importance of securing systems, functions, and components against manipulation and unauthorised data access. You’ll be taken through the key differences between ISO 21434 and ISO 26262. We’ll cover item definition in both standards, HARA vs. TARA, Assurance Level vs. ASIL, and how validation, concepts, and risk mitigation compare across safety and security.
✔ Understand how you can perform cybersecurity in the automotive sector in relation to functional safety
✔ Learn the differences between ISO 26262 and ISO 21434
✔ Discover how to carry out safety and security analyses
✔ Explore how to merge both standards to successfully conduct cybersecurity projects
As the course progresses, you’ll learn how to merge both standards effectively, how to perform safety and security analyses, how to conduct vulnerability assessments, and how to recognise differences in work products while understanding where safety must be incorporated into security management.
By the end of the course, you’ll have gained a comprehensive understanding of automotive cybersecurity, the interplay between safety and security requirements, and the practical skills needed to execute cyber‑secure development projects.
Security is becoming increasingly important in the automotive sector. Systems, functions and car parts must be secure to prevent sensitive data from being accessed or manipulated. The ISO 21434 Road vehicles - Cybersecurity engineering standard has been introduced and is already in use. While it’s similar to ISO 26262 Road vehicles - Functional safety, ISO 21434 has a different focus. Make sure you know what you need to consider when working with these standards.
Ready to strengthen your expertise in automotive cybersecurity? Enrol now to increase your understanding of ISO 21434 and ISO 26262 so you can confidently deliver safe and secure projects.
- Cybersecurity managers wanting to learn how ISO 21434 aligns with functional safety, to enable better integration of safety into cybersecurity management
- Cybersecurity engineers carrying out TARA, vulnerability analyses, and security concepts in relation to ISO 26262 tasks, ensuring technically compliant and secure development.
- Functional safety managers needing to understand how safety and security interact across both standards, including ASIL vs. assurance levels, validation differences, and how safety requirements must be embedded into security processes
- Project managers with safety background wanting to know more about ISO 26262 to support more accurate project planning, better alignment, and improved cross‑discipline coordination
- Understand cybersecurity in the automotive industry in relation to ISO 26262
- Learn how to carry out safety and security analyses
- Appreciate the differences between safety and security in relation to the requirements of standards
- Differences between ISO 21434 and ISO 26262
- Item definition according to both standards
- HARA vs. TARE
- Assurance Level vs. ASIL
- Validation in Safety and Security
- Vulnerability Analyses
- Concept in Safety and Security
- Risk mitigation and measures in both standards
- Differences between work products
- Inclusion of safety in security management
- Understanding of cyber security in the automotive industry with the background of ISO 26262
- How to carry out safety and security analyses
- how to distinguish between safety and security in relation to the requirements of standards
Upon completion, you will receive your globally recognised TÜV SÜD certificate on Automotive Cybersecurity for ISO 26262.
There are no entry requirements for participation in this training.
What is Automotive Cybersecurity for ISO 26262 Training?
Cybersecurity for ISO 26262 training teaches how to integrate functional safety and cybersecurity in vehicle development. The course compares ISO 26262 and ISO 21434, covering TARA vs. HARA, ASIL vs. assurance levels, and how to merge safety and security analyses. Participants gain skills to deliver safe, cyber-secure automotive systems.
Do I need prior functional safety knowledge to attend?
The course is built for professionals with a functional safety background who need to work with automotive cybersecurity. You will compare HARA (ISO 26262) with TARA (ISO/SAE 21434), including how each method identifies risk and drives requirements. If you come from a cybersecurity role, you will gain the safety context needed to communicate decisions in ISO 26262 terms and work products.
How does this relate to other automotive standards training?
If you’re already considering courses like ISO 21434 cybersecurity or ISO 26262 functional safety, this training acts as a bridge between the two, showing how safety and security standards align or differ in automotive applications
Peter Wilks, Technical Trainer, Functional Safety TÜV SÜD
Peter has a degree in Electronic Engineering and a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering. He has worked for many years in the automotive sector on projects with a significant safety component. In recent years, projects have increasingly included cybersecurity and autonomous requirements. In addition, Peter has worked on safety-critical projects in the industrial and medical sectors. Due to this, he brings a broad experience to the training he delivers for the Academy.