NEWS
Argus Fleet Protection now operational in both
automotive and commercial aircraft fleets
an unprecedented variety of heterogeneous
applications and services and an array
of connected technologies. In addition,
today’s modern aircraft come with in-flight
connectivity. This convergence of new
capabilities in modern transport systems
is making the cyberthreat landscape more
complex than ever before.
I
srael-based Argus Cyber Security, a global
leader in automotive cybersecurity,
upgraded its stand-alone Fleet Protection
backend platform and is now providing
continuous live monitoring of both
automotive and commercial aircraft fleets.
Argus Fleet Protection, an Automotive
and Aviation Security Incident and Event
Management (SIEM) system for automotive
OEMs, fleet managers and commercial
airlines, detects cyberattacks and enables
deep investigation into various cyberthreat
scenarios for rapid incident mitigation.
By 2025, all new vehicles will be connected
to the Internet, bringing the total number
of connected vehicles to hundreds of
millions. Modern connected vehicles offer
Argus Fleet Protection was built from the
ground up to address this challenge. Rated
first in customer evaluations and powered
by patent-pending engines built on Argus’
five years of experience in penetrating
and developing automotive cybersecurity
solutions, Argus Fleet Protection provides
visibility into cyber events of commercial
aircraft and vehicles on the road. Working
off-board, the solution correlates and
aggregates data from multiple data sources
and performs cross-fleet analysis to unearth
suspicious patterns and emerging threats
that would otherwise go amiss.
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Vauxhall launches Apple Business
Chat with IMImobile
G
lobal communications software provider, IMImobile PLC, has
announced that one of the UK’s largest car manufacturers, Vauxhall
Motors, is using Apple Business Chat via its enterprise communications
platform to connect with its customers. Apple Business Chat provides
a new way for users to communicate directly with businesses using the
Messages app on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Sudarshan Dharmapuri, SVP Products at IMImobile, said:
“We’re excited to be working with one of the UK’s leading car
manufacturers. Utilising our enterprise Communications-Platform-
as-a-Service (CPaaS) technology, Vauxhall is now able to seamlessly
offer Apple Business Chat as a new customer engagement channel
to its customers.”
“We are thrilled to support Apple Business Chat, which gives us a
powerful and engaging direct connection with our customers,” said
Jonathan Evans, Digital User Experience and eCommerce Manager
of Vauxhall Motors.
“A lot of our customers prefer using iOS and we always want to
exceed their expectations when connecting with us.
Apple Business Chat makes communicating with Vauxhall as easy
as messaging a friend, so we expect it will quickly become our
customers’ preferred customer service channel.”
Vauxhall customers can use Apple Business Chat to receive
information about the new vehicle models that are available, book
test drives and add them to their calendars. With Business Chat,
customers can always reach a live person and are always in control of
whether they share any contact information with a business.
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Businesses are discovering innovative new ways to directly connect
with customers
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