GuardKnox：获融$21M 车联网安全

【190604 VentureBeat】GuardKnox, an Israel-based startup developing a suite of cybersecurity products for automotive apps and platforms, today announced that it’s raised $21 million in series A funding led by Fraser McCombs Capital, with participation from Faurecia, Shanghai Automotive’s SAIC Capital, Glory Ventures, NextLeap Ventures, VectoIQ, Plug and Play, Allied, Cybertech, and Kardan LTD. The capital infusion brings GuardKnox’s total raised to $24 million, and cofounder and CEO Moshe Shlisel said it’ll be used to grow GuardKnox’s research and development team and enable it to open subsidiaries in “strategic” locations.

GuardKnox是一家位于以色列的创业公司，为汽车应用和平台开发一套网络安全产品，今天宣布它已经筹集了由Fraser McCombs Capital领导的A系列资金2100万美元，其中包括佛吉亚，上海汽车的SAIC Capital，Glory Ventures，NextLeap Ventures，VectoIQ，即插即用，Allied，Cybertech和Kardan LTD。资本注入将GuardKnox的总额提升至2400万美元，联合创始人兼首席执行官Moshe Shlisel表示，它将用于培养GuardKnox的研发团队，并使其能够在“战略”地点开设子公司。

“The automotive industry is experiencing massive disruption from emerging technologies,” said Shlisel, who founded GuardKnox in 2016 with fellow Israel Air Force veterans CTO Dionis Teshler and VP R&D Idan Nadav. “Paired with increasing customer expectations, companies are under immense pressure to meet client needs and desires for added services, while also providing security solutions that keep pace with passenger safety and data security as well as the ever-changing regulatory environment.”

“汽车行业正在遭受新兴技术的大规模破坏，”Shlisel表示，他于2016年与以色列空军退伍军人CTO Dionis Teshler和副研发员Idan Nadav共同创办了GuardKnox。 “随着客户期望的增加，公司面临着满足客户需求和增加服务需求的巨大压力，同时还提供能够跟上乘客安全和数据安全以及不断变化的监管环境的安全解决方案。”

GuardKnox’s Secure Network Orchestrator, or SNO for short, is an end-to-end, holistic software and hardware solution that shields cars’ control systems against threats from malicious cyberattackers. On the hardware side of things, there’s the Central SNO, which secures the whole of a car’s internetwork communications, and the complimentary Local SNO, which locks down a single electronic control unit (i.e., the embedded component that controls one or more of a vehicle’s electrical subsystems). Both SNOs pass digital commands and messages entering a car’s network through deterministic routing, content, and contextual layers, such that received data that isn’t precisely designated as “acceptable” is rejected, effectively preventing attacks causing changes in functionality.

GuardKnox的Secure Network Orchestrator（简称SNO）是一种端到端的整体软件和硬件解决方案，可以保护汽车的控制系统免受恶意网络攻击者的威胁。在硬件方面，有中央SNO，它可以保证整个汽车的互联网通信，以及免费的本地SNO，它可以锁定一个电子控制单元（即控制一个或多个车辆的嵌入式组件）电气子系统）。两个SNO都通过确定性路由，内容和上下文层传递进入汽车网络的数字命令和消息，从而拒绝未被精确指定为“可接受”的接收数据，从而有效地防止了导致功能变化的攻击。

“We are solving a critical industry pain point and believe our approach to high-performance hardware architecture … is the best way for companies to ensure the safety of their connected and autonomous vehicles,” said Shlisel. “We are proud to have such outstanding investors support our vision, and are confident they will bring immense value to the company.”

“我们正在解决一个关键的行业痛点，并相信我们采用高性能硬件架构的方法......是公司确保其连接和自动车辆安全的最佳方式，”Shlisel说。 “我们很自豪能让这些优秀的投资者支持我们的愿景，并相信他们将为公司带来巨大的价值。”

The Central SNO, which features a tamper-proof, vendor-agnostic design that doesn’t require constant internet connectivity or regular updates, is transparent to other ECUs like the drivetrain and infotainment networks and acts as a central communications gateway. As for the plug-and-play Local SNO, it aids in data monetization and aftermarket customization in addition to cybersecurity, Shlisel says.

中央SNO具有防篡改，与供应商无关的设计，不需要持续的互联网连接或定期更新，对于其他ECU（如动力传动系统和信息娱乐网络）是透明的，并且充当中央通信网关。至于即插即用的本地SNO，除了网络安全外，它还有助于数据货币化和售后市场定制，Shlisel说。

GuardKnox integrates the Central SNO and Local SNO with vehicles through Tier 1 supplier collaborations, with Local SNO typically being installed as an add-on during production runs and retrofits. Post-integration, through services like Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect and DXC Technology’s fleet management product, GuardKnox facilitates upgrades to specific ECUs, in addition to event recording, security alarm triggering, telematics, and more.

GuardKnox通过一级供应商合作将中央SNO和本地SNO与车辆集成在一起，本地SNO通常在生产运行和改造期间作为附件安装。通过Palo Alto Networks的GlobalProtect和DXC Technology的车队管理产品等服务进行后整合，除了事件记录，安全警报触发，远程信息处理等，GuardKnox还可以促进特定ECU的升级。

Shlisel points to a pair of studies indicating that most cars on the road today have over 100 ECUs and that 280 million vehicles retain connectivity in the form of short-range wireless (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi), long-range wireless (cellular), and remote keyless entry. A recent report published by Statista supports the research he cites — it anticipates that the number of connected car shipments will reach 64 million by 2020. And analysts at Markets and Markets expect the automotive cybersecurity market will be worth $5.77 billion by 2025.

Shlisel指出，两项研究表明，今天大多数汽车上的车辆都有100多个ECU，2.8亿辆汽车以短距离无线（蓝牙和Wi-Fi），远程无线（蜂窝）形式保持连接，和遥控无钥匙进入。 Statista最近发布的一份报告支持他所引用的研究 - 它预计到2020年联网汽车的出货量将达到6400万。市场和市场的分析师预计到2025年汽车网络安全市场的价值将达到57.7亿美元。

“With connected services available in a majority of new cars and trucks, the ability to secure vehicles and user information will soon redefine automotive brands and insurance,” said Mark Norman, managing partner at Fraser McCombs Capital. “FM Capital is proud to partner with the dynamic GuardKnox team delivering transformative cybersecurity solutions for the auto industry.”

“通过大多数新车和卡车提供连接服务，保护车辆和用户信息的能力将很快重新定义汽车品牌和保险，”Fraser McCombs Capital的执行合伙人马克诺曼说。 “FM Capital很自豪能够与动态的GuardKnox团队合作，为汽车行业提供变革性的网络安全解决方案。”

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