2nd Cyber Security in Cars Workshop (CSCS) co-located with the 32nd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS)

CSCS brings together researchers, practitioners, developers, and anyone interested in solving the myriad complex problems of cyber security in modern vehicles. The conference offers a common platform to discuss new developments in vehicle technology and its applications. In addition to presenting current research contributions, the conference offers the opportunity for networking, joint brainstorming on current challenges and the development of new solutions. Cyber Security for Vehicles is a very important research area due to the current drive to make vehicles fully autonomous and increasingly connected. Software systems running on Electronic Control Units (ECU) and High-Performance Computers (HPC) handle a wide spectrum of functions ranging from autonomous/assisted/cooperative driving over infotainment to integrated intelligent assistants.

However, vehicles’ associated connectivity must be secured against attackers, as successful attacks can have devastating effects. The threat surface is getting even more complex especially with the pervasive use of artificial intelligence in many central components.


Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Security of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Driving Systems
* Novel defenses enabled by Artificial Intelligence
* New threats due to integration of Artificial Intelligence in vehicles
* AI-enabled attacks on vehicles and infrastructures (e.g. exploits, red teaming)
* Opportunity and risk due to emergent GenAI technologies
* Secure in-vehicle communication (e.g., CAN, Automotive Ethernet, FlexRay)
* Security of Automotive protocols (e.g., diagnostics)
* Secure external communication (e.g., V2X, Internet) and protocols (e.g., secure remote update)
* System security of Electronic Control Units, gateways etc. (e.g., hardware security, OS security)
* Automotive security standardization, secure software development, security engineering, security testing
* Automotive security monitoring (e.g., IDS, IPS, SIEM, SOC)
* Automotive forensics and accident research
* Privacy-enhancing technologies and mechanisms for automotive applications
* Piracy, product counterfeit, and theft protection (e.g., RKE, Immobilizer)
* Practical security evaluations / penetration testing
* Interaction of safety and security
* Security for electric mobility and the charging infrastructure
* Usable security in vehicles and other human factors
* Security of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
* Security for non-car vehicles and their respective eco-systems: trucks, busses, motorcycles, special vehicles, snow cars, quads, e-bikes