The Intersection Between Functional Safety & Cybersecurity

In this report, Milad Hasanvand, Senior Safety Expert at a leading technology organization details the connection points between functional safety and security processes, explaining the need for coordination between standards.

Milad also demonstrates how a valid safety analysis and combined processes can maximize efficiency. How can the industry define the standards and what are the benefits of encouraging a strong relationship between safety and security experts?

Plus! Milad gives a sneak-peak into his presentation on the risks of ASIL-based assurance and why it’s important for functional safety.

The key topics Milad covers in this report:

• The connection points between functional safety and security processes, and the need for coordination between standards
• Valid safety analysis for cyber security, and combined processes to maximize efficiency
• Defining a relationship between SOTIF and cyber security for higher levels of autonomy
• The levels of security that need to be considered by functional safety managers and the implication on safe product development
• The correlation between safety concept and security concept in vehicle failures, can they differ?
• The benefits of companies encouraging a strong communication between safety and security experts
• Do organizations need separate safety, security, and SOTIF managers? How can this benefit the company and the customer?
• The benefits of integrating safety and security for different organizations across the supply chain
• How safety and security departments share tools and resources to maximize cost-effectiveness
• Developing a safety concept that includes both hardware & software

Milad is presenting and taking part in panel discussions at Automotive Functional Safety Week | Implementation of ISO 26262 & SOTIF Conference 2023, Berlin, Germany, April 24 - 27, 2023.