en.Wedoany.com Reported - The International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Study Group 17, Subgroup Q13, held a meeting from the 8th to the 10th of this month at the Seoul office of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea, discussing the development direction of international cybersecurity standards required for future mobility environments.
Over 30 experts from industry, academia, and research institutions from three countries—South Korea, China, and Japan—participated both online and offline, engaging in in-depth discussions on core cybersecurity technologies and the development direction of international standards for future mobility environments.
The meeting focused on the following key standard topics: security guidelines for externally connected Electronic Control Units (ECUs), data security guidelines for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), covert channel security guidelines, and security guidelines for Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates for connected vehicles.
Participants agreed that cybersecurity threats targeting vehicle internal ECUs are increasing with the expansion of vehicle connectivity to external networks. Discussions concentrated on the technical requirements for the secure operation and safety assurance of externally connected ECUs. In response to the anticipated expansion of future Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Advanced Air Mobility services, the meeting also discussed the development direction of a security framework to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the AAM environment.
In his remarks, Senior Researcher Lee Sang-woo from the Cybersecurity Research Division of ETRI noted that participants engaged in in-depth discussions on countermeasures against covert channel threats that exploit hidden information transmission paths within systems, as well as the development of OTA security requirements to minimize potential threats during the remote update of software and firmware in connected vehicles. He further stated that participants agreed cybersecurity has transcended mere technical necessity to become a core element supporting service reliability and user safety, driven by the growth of the connected vehicle and future mobility industries.
The meeting decided to continuously expand international cooperation to develop international standards that ensure global market compatibility and reliability. Plans were made to advance relevant standard drafts based on the outcomes of this meeting and to initiate international consultations. Senior Researcher Lee Sang-woo evaluated that this Seoul RGM demonstrated South Korea's leadership in international standardization activities in the future mobility security sector and served as an opportunity to promote the technical capabilities of domestic industries and research institutions to the international community.
This standardization meeting was supported by the "Information and Communication Broadcasting Standard Development Support Project" of the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), as well as the Smart Mobility Security Standardization Forum under the "ICT Standardization Forum Project" operated by the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) of Korea.
