"Research Institute RISE Engages Ethical Hackers at New Cybersecurity Test Facility"
RISE, a Swedish state-owned research institute, is in the pilot phase of establishing what it calls Europe's most advanced cybersecurity hub for vehicles, which has been planned since 2021. The RISE Cyber Test Lab for Automotive facilitates vehicle testing by utilizing cutting-edge cyber technology and rigorous analysis methods. Developers can assess vulnerabilities in key areas such as virtual testing and digital twins, embedded software in-vehicle units, and vehicle cloud-based software using various test benches. In addition, simulation/virtualization, subsystem testing, and semi-virtual and full vehicle evaluation in controlled environments will be available as evaluation services. RISE says that the Cyber Test Lab will provide a complete chain of testing capabilities by connecting RISE's existing Cyber Range digital test bed with its driverless vehicle test areas at Automotive Wireless Test and Research Facility and AstaZero, both of which are also in Sweden. Therefore, developers can stress-test new technologies and products in various ways throughout the research and development process. Furthermore, through collaborations with telecommunication experts and ethical hackers, Cyber Test Lab will provide specialized knowledge. The industry's use of ethical hackers, according to Tomas Bodeklint, head of operations at Cyber Test Lab, is critical in testing vehicles to their limits. The ethical hackers are chosen from the existing Cyber Range in Stockholm. The Cyber Test Lab's launch is especially significant when cyberattacks and cyber threats against infrastructure and connected technology are becoming a rapidly growing problem worldwide. This article continues to discuss the RISE Cyber Test Lab.