ASRG’s flagship conference brings together OEMs, suppliers, researchers, and regulators for a day dedicated to securing “the world’s most computerized machine.”

DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, August 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Secure Our Streets (SOS) 2026, the annual automotive cybersecurity conference hosted by the Automotive Security Research Group (ASRG), will take place Thursday, September 17, 2026, online and, as always, free of charge.

Now in its fifth year, SOS has grown into one of the automotive industry’s largest practitioner-led gatherings on vehicle cybersecurity, having reached practitioners in more than 60 countries and drawn over 3,000 registered attendees in past editions. True to its founding promise, the conference remains free to attend, with no vendor stages and no paywalls, just engineers, researchers, OEMs, suppliers, and regulators sharing knowledge, intelligence, and best practices.

A Day Built by Practitioners, for Practitioners:
SOS 2026 will once again feature a full day of sessions led by the people who build and defend vehicle systems day to day, spanning four core tracks:
– Architecture & Secure SDLC: reference architectures, threat modeling at scale, secure boot, HSMs, and key management across the vehicle platform.
– Offensive Research: the latest vulnerability research across ECUs, infotainment, telematics, and the automotive supply chain.
– Detection & Response: Vehicle SOC patterns, anomaly detection, fleet incident response, and lessons from the front lines.
– Standards & Policy: the implementation reality of ISO/SAE 21434, UN R155/156, type approval, and SBOMs, as regulation moves from spec sheet to assembly line.

Session topics build on themes explored in prior editions, including SOS 2025’s keynotes on aligning ISO/SAE 21434 and UN R155 with commercial and technical requirements, and on securing software-defined vehicles (SDVs) through their full lifecycle, along with panel discussions that brought together voices from organizations including Auto-ISAC, Volkswagen, John Deere, AGCO, CNH Industrial, and CLAAS to address both passenger and agricultural vehicle cybersecurity.

The full SOS 2026 speaker lineup and detailed session schedule are being announced on a rolling basis throughout the summer. Stay up to date via the SOS website and social channels.

Community-Powered, Not Vendor-Driven:
SOS is organized and run by ASRG, a non-profit community group, rather than a media or events company. The conference’s Call for Papers, invites presentations on automotive cybersecurity and privacy involving all domains, including technology, organizational strategy, policy implementation, and emerging areas such as AI and autonomous vehicle security.

SOS remains free every year because of the organizations that choose to back it. ASRG, the conference’s founding organization, continues to host and drive SOS forward. SOS 2026’s sponsors include ASRG and Alpitronic as Platinum sponsors, C2A Security and itemis as Gold sponsors, and O’Reilly and Cymetris as Silver sponsors.

Registration:
Attendance is free. Attendees can reserve a seat for SOS 2026 at https://sos.asrg.io/, where program updates and the archive of past sessions are also available.

In keeping with SOS tradition, all 2026 content will eventually be made freely available online. This year, however, marks a change: for the first time, sessions will not be released to the public archive until 2027. Attendees who want the latest thinking on automotive cybersecurity as it happens are encouraged to join the conference live on September 17.

About the Sponsors:
Many of SOS’s sponsors have supported the conference for several years running, a testament to the community’s staying power and the trust it’s built across the automotive cybersecurity industry.

– Alpitronic is a leader in DC fast-charging infrastructure whose Hypercharger technology powers electric vehicles across more than 60 countries. https://www.alpitronic.it/en/
– itemis is a software engineering firm known for helping automotive, medtech, and industrial companies implement ISO/SAE 21434, the EU Cyber Resilience Act, and other compliance-critical standards. https://www.itemis.com/en/
– C2A Security’s EVSec platform brings AI-driven, risk-based product security to automotive and cyber-physical systems. https://c2a-sec.com/
– O’Reilly has spent over 40 years providing technology and business training, knowledge, and insight through books, articles, and its online learning platform.https://www.oreilly.com/
– Cymetris builds a cyber risk analysis and TARA (Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment) platform that helps automotive and other regulated industries apply structured risk methods, manage risk over time, and streamline compliance efforts. https://www.cymetris.com/

Together, these longtime partners round out the group whose backing keeps SOS open and free to practitioners everywhere.

About ASRG:
The Automotive Security Research Group (ASRG) is a non-profit community dedicated to advancing the security of connected and autonomous vehicles. Through initiatives like Secure Our Streets, ASRG connects OEMs, suppliers, researchers, academics, and regulators to share knowledge and strengthen the cybersecurity of vehicles worldwide. https://asrg.io/

Save the date, September 17, and join us in shaping the future of automotive security!


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John Heldreth
Automotive Security Research Group
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Secure Our Streets 2026

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