Chijet Motor Company, Inc., a high-tech company engaged in the development, manufacture, sales and service of traditional fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles (“NEV”) in China, announced a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Changsha Automobile Innovation Research Institute and Zhiche Xinan (Suzhou) Information Security Technology Co. Ltd., that it said is aimed at significantly boosting automotive cybersecurity capabilities.

The agreement between the three companies was signed on November 27, 2023. It will allow them to collaborate on developing a number of services, including data security, system certification, compliance services, security testing, compliance testing empowerment, Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA), integrated Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) and Vehicle Security Operations Centers (VSOC), according to Chijet.

The three parties said they recognized the pressing need to “fortify vehicles’ cybersecurity, especially with the continuous upgrading of trends in electrification and intelligence for automobiles and the escalating integration of cloud services and applications in automotive functionalities.” Preventing unauthorized access by hackers aiming to seize control of vehicles was also mentioned as a significant challenge confronting intelligent vehicle stakeholders, the companies added.

In addition, the parties agreed to focus their collective efforts toward compliance-driven initiatives, with a priority on safeguarding the users and establishing a holistic cybersecurity infrastructure, one which will “promote and advance robust and innovative growth in the field of cyber information security,” Chijet said.