On the 20th, LG Electronics announced that its production plant in Hai Phong, Vietnam, which is the company's largest production base for automotive components, has received industry-leading vehicle cybersecurity management system (CSMS) certification.
LG Electronics' Hai Phong production plant has recently obtained CSMS level 3 certification from the international certification body TUV Rheinland.
CSMS is a system that evaluates vehicle cybersecurity management. It verifies whether cybersecurity is properly applied throughout the entire lifecycle of vehicles and electronic components, from planning and development to production, operation, and after-sales management, based on international standards.
In particular, this certification is a global first example of obtaining level 3 certification immediately after proving security capabilities at the level 2 standard in advance. TUV Rheinland grants level 2 certification based on whether a cybersecurity management system is established, and subsequently grants level 3 certification based on whether it is actually applied to mass-produced products.
The Hai Phong production plant is the largest production base for LG Electronics' VS division, producing most of the automotive components supplied to major global clients, including infotainment and telematics.
With software-defined vehicles (SDVs) rapidly becoming central to the mobility industry, the cybersecurity management system is becoming an essential element for both complete vehicle and electronic component corporations.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) officially enacted the cybersecurity-related regulation UNECE R-155 in the past 21 years. Accordingly, since July of last year, only vehicles certified for cybersecurity management systems can be launched in 56 countries in the European Union, Asia including Korea and Japan, Oceania, and Africa. The United States and China are also expanding cybersecurity-related regulations.
Previously, LG Electronics has continuously strengthened security across all areas of its automotive business. In 2023, the headquarters and the Pyeongtaek factory received CSMS level 2 certification and completed level 3 certification last year, just a year later. Starting with the Hai Phong production plant, there are plans to expand cybersecurity management system certification to major global production facilities in Mexico and Poland.
Eun Seok-hyun, head of LG Electronics' VS division (vice president), noted, "Based on the top-level vehicle cybersecurity capabilities, which are core competitiveness in the SDV era, we will further strengthen our leadership in the global automotive market."