HORIBA MIRA and SMMT Quality Management launch cybersecurity auditor training course
HORIBA MIRA and SMMT Quality Management have launched a three-day, in-person automotive cybersecurity auditor training course.
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What Happened
HORIBA MIRA and SMMT Quality Management Ltd have launched a new training course to support organisations in strengthening their approach to automotive cybersecurity auditing. The course responds to growing cybersecurity expectations and pressure on organisations to demonstrate robust, auditable processes aligned to standards such as ISO/SAE 21434. While awareness of these requirements is well established, applying them effectively within audit environments can still present challenges.
The ISO/SAE 21434:2021 Cybersecurity Auditor Training course is a three-day, in-person programme delivered at the MIRA Technology Institute. It is aimed at first and second party auditors working within organisations or across the supply chain. Rather than focusing purely on theory, the course is built around practical application, giving participants hands-on experience of planning, executing and reporting a cybersecurity process audit using ISO/SAE 21434:2021 alongside ISO/PAS 5112:2022 Annex A.
- Structure ISO/SAE 21434 requirements within a cybersecurity audit model
- Plan and scope a cybersecurity process audit effectively
- Analyse audit inputs using PAS 5112 Annex A
- Investigate audit trails using ISO/SAE 21434 requirements
- Apply a risk-based approach to classifying audit findings
- Communicate audit results clearly and confidently
Training is delivered by specialists who have contributed to the development of the standard itself, alongside teams with extensive experience in cybersecurity engineering and consultancy implementation. SMMT Quality Management complements this with recognised expertise in auditor training, risk-based auditing and the delivery of IATF 16949 programmes across the automotive sector. An end-of-course examination provides the opportunity to achieve a certificate of competence formally recognised by SMMT Quality Management, demonstrating the individual's capability to undertake cybersecurity process audits in line with automotive practice. The course is run in partnership with SMMT.
Why this matters
Organisations face growing pressure to show auditable cybersecurity processes, but applying standards such as ISO/SAE 21434 in audits remains difficult. This course gives first- and second-party auditors hands-on practice in planning, executing and reporting cybersecurity process audits, ending with a certificate recognised by SMMT Quality Management. That helps companies and their supply chains build consistent and credible cybersecurity auditing.
Terms in This Story
- ISO/SAE 21434
- An international standard that specifies cybersecurity risk management requirements for road vehicle electrical and electronic systems.
- ISO/PAS 5112
- A Publicly Available Specification providing guidelines for auditing cybersecurity engineering processes.
- First and second party auditors
- First-party auditors assess their own organisation's processes; second-party auditors assess suppliers or business partners.
- IATF 16949
- An international quality management standard for the automotive industry, covering production and service part organisations.
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