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Asgent Connected Car Security Partner Karamba to Show Demonstrations at CES2019 in Collaboration with Industry Top-class Technology Partners on Protecting Automobiles from Cyber-attacks

December 20, 2018
Asgent, Inc.
(JASDAQ: 4288)

  Asgent, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4288, President & CEO: Takahiro Sugimoto, located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a pioneer in providing network security, announces that its connected car security partner Karamba Security (CEO & Co-founder: Ami Dotan, located in Israel) will exhibit at CES2019 (https://www.ces.tech/), which will be held in Las Vegas from January 8-11, 2019. At CES2019, an automotive hacking demo, educational sessions regarding automotive cyber-security and introduction of technology partners will be performed.
  In addition, Asgent also announces that former Ford Motor Company CFO, Neil M. Schloss, has joined Karamba Security as an independent director.

[CES2019 Exhibition Outline]
  CEO & Co-founder Ami Dotan made the following comment regarding exhibiting at CES. "The industry has been investing heavily in transforming to smart mobility and a self-driving future. However, this future relies on assuring consumer safety. We will use CES 2019 as an opportunity to share our customers´ experiences in securing their next-generation vehicles, while maintaining safety and minimizing legal exposure. We are excited to demonstrate live attacks on connected vehicles and showcase how they are deterministically prevented, without running into risks of false alerts, and without the associate cost and legal exposure of heuristic detection solutions. We are proud to showcase six different partners from across the vehicle industry."

The companies that will be exhibiting with Karamba at CES2019 are the following.

Micron Technology, Inc.

A zero-trust methodology is essential for ECU end-to-end security. Karamba and Micron Technology collaborate to use the Micron® Authenta™ security architecture in standard flash memory to harden ECUs. Micron Authenta supported flash memory provides security functionality that simplifies security implementation on platform layers by local trusted hardware root and encryption keys.

STMicroelectronics

Karamba Carwall is integrated into the STMicroelectronics' modular telematics platform, and is utilized as the in-vehicle processor Telemaco3P (STA1385) security architecture. In-vehicle application developers can use this module implemented on the Telemaco3P to reduce time to market, perform simply product level tests on customization, check image integrity, optimize performance and ensure completeness of Karamba runtime operations, secure data connection and completeness of update data through internal hardware security module for secure communications.

Arm Limited

Karamba SafeCAN that operates on Arm processors provides revolutionary credential encryption technology to the CAN network, that authenticates each message source with no overhead. SafeCAN key management does not require key exchange on the CAN bus, make it simple and intuitive. In the future, SafeCAN will raise the total solution security level by providing a trusted platform utilizing Arm TrustZone technology and being able to deploy encrypted keys to highly trusted secure elements.

Wind River

Karamba and Wind River have collaborated and supported OEM and Tier-1 providers to improve in-vehicle security, make ECUs robust and protect factor settings. By combining Karamba´s Runtime Integrity Technology with the Wind River Chassis, it is possible to support the securing of in-vehicle systems from infotainment and TCUs to autonomous driving and V2X ECUs. The Wind River Chassis portfolio for automotive software is comprised of products including (1) high performance and industry leading VxWorks RTOS, (2) Wind River Drive for customers developing Adaptive AUTOSAR automotive applications with a focus on safety that are ISO 26262 ASIL D certified, (3) commercial open source technology such as Wind River Linux, (4) Wind River Diab Compiler, (5) Wind River Edge Sync that provides a software framework for remote OTA (Over-The-Air) updates and software lifecycle management.

Ficosa Corporation

Strengthened Telematics Control Units (TCU) capable of preventing in-memory cyber-attacks will be displayed. These TCUs use Karamba's CFI (Control Flow Integrity) technology.

Alpine

Alpine's revolutionary infotainment system provides a rich interface and fast internet access. Alpine and Karamba are using the Carwall solution to strengthen infotainment ECUs. By doing so, safety can be guaranteed by state-of-the-art CFI technology while preventing in-memory attacks.

  Also, at CES, apart from demonstrations with partner companies, it will also be possible to join educational sessions focused on the benefits of self-protecting automobiles that will make the future of smart mobility a certainty.
- Think Like an Automotive Hacker
- How Cybersecurity Impacts Automotive Innovation
- Recent Attacks on Cars, Lessons Learned
- In-Memory Attacks in Today's Connected Cars
- The Automotive Security Evolution, ISO and the Regulation Progress
- What is Autonomous Security and How Prevention Matters

[Appointment of Independent Director]
  Ford Motor Company former CFO, Neil M. Schloss, will Karamba as an independent director at the Board of Director's meeting. Mr. Schloss was officially appointed on December 2. On the appointment of Mr. Schloss, Karamba Security Co-founder and CEO Ami Dotan said, "We are proud to have Neil joining Karamba Security´s board to bring his strong financial and automotive and mobility industry background to our organization. He has tremendous industry, financial and business experience from his years at Ford and will provide direction around how to continue translating the robust customer traction that Karamba Security has been experiencing, into long-term, mass production agreements."
  Also, Mr. Schloss made the following comment. "What attracted me to Karamba Security is the significant progress that the company has been gaining from multiple OEMs and Tier-1 system providers. Rarely do you find a software company that succeeds in creating direct engagements with many of the OEMs and Tier-1's simultaneously and in such a short time. I was impressed by the company's technology of end-to-end prevention of cyberattacks inside vehicles, and I see how such traction can translate quickly into scalable production agreements. Karamba's seasoned and experienced leadership team and working together spirit were significant factors in my decision to join the company's board. My industry experience and insight should allow me to add immediate value and will help Karamba capture market leadership."
  Mr. Schloss is retiring from Ford on December 31, 2018. He currently serves as VP and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Mobility, managing the financial operations of Ford Smart Mobility and Autonomous Driving business units as well as the company's IT and Global Data Insight & Analytics organizations. Prior to that role, Mr. Schloss served for over 10-years as the Company's VP and Corporate Treasurer.

[Karamba]
  Karamba Security provides industry-leading cybersecurity solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles. The Carwall and SafeCAN autonomous IoT security products provide end-to-end in-vehicle security by authenticating communications, including OTA updates, with zero network overhead and by hardening the car´s safety ECUs from attempts to manipulate or compromise their commands and hack into the car. Together, the products prevent cyberattacks with zero false positives, no connectivity requirements and negligible performance impact. In the short two years since its inception, Karamba already has 17 engagements with OEM and Tier-1 providers. The company was recognized with TU-Automotive's Best Cybersecurity Product/Service award and the Best Cybersecurity Product/Service award from North American Frost & Sullivan in 2017, and in May 2018 was recognized as a Cool Vendor by Gartner in IoT security, as well as receiving the Best Cybersecurity Product award from TU-Automotive in June two years running. https://www.karambasecurity.com/

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