Penta Security to secure autonomous vehicles at K-City

Penta Security Systems, a provider of web, IoT, and data security solutions and services, has announced that it heads the installation and operation of security systems for K-City, a city-sized test bed - the first of its kind in the country and second largest in the world - developed to test and certify the safety of autonomous cars. 

Penta Security is implementing public key infrastructure (PKI) technology as well as V2x security systems at K-City. This will ensure that communication between a vehicle and other vehicles (V2V, vehicle-to-vehicle) and infrastructure (V2I, vehicle-to-infrastructure) through roadside units are properly secured and encrypted. Penta Security will also help to test autonomous vehicles for proper security implementation as part of the certification for K-City.

Daniel Kim, CTO, Penta Security Systems said, "One of the central challenges for autonomous vehicles is that if the cars are compromised through internal or external networks, it is no longer a technical issue, but an issue of human safety. Penta Security's cooperation in leading security operations at the new test bed means that not only will K-City test autonomous vehicles for their operational technology, but security will also be highlighted as a priority."

K-City, along with Penta Security's security implementations, is set to open for testing in 2018.

Penta Security is also involved in the first-ever intelligent transportation system (ITS) project in Korea, which began in 2016 with smart roads set up in two major cities, Daejeon and Sejong. A third city, Yeoju was added in 2017 with the construction set to complete in December this year. Penta Security set up and provided oversight on the security systems for all three cities by ensuring that its connected car security solution, AutoCrypt protects vehicles, devices, and roadside units in the ITS from malicious traffic and tampering.