Launch a TARA-first CSMS pilot on one ECU or system in 6–8 weeks
Produce an ISO/SAE 21434-aligned risk assessment, a reusable CSMS workflow, and an audit-ready report package — on one ECU, on a fixed schedule, with no scope creep. Evaluate ThreatZ as a TARA tool trial before committing to a full rollout.
Built for teams that need a real TARA artifact, not a methodology slide
Four common entry points into the pilot — each landing in the same reusable workflow.
Tier-1 supplier facing the first OEM cybersecurity audit
You owe an OEM a TARA, a risk register, and an evidence packet — with a real date and a real auditor. Use the pilot to ship a clean ISO 21434-aligned artifact instead of a frantic spreadsheet exchange. See the Tier-1 first-audit framing.
Tier-1 supplier with multiple OEM programs
You're done re-keying the same risks per customer template. Use the pilot to model one ECU's TARA cleanly, then clone the workflow into the next program. The Tier-1 supplier playbook shows the multi-OEM reuse pattern.
OEM team evaluating a CSMS platform
You want to validate ThreatZ against a real vehicle program (or a candidate platform) before procurement signs the multi-year contract. Use the pilot as a controlled, scoped trial. See the OEM CSMS playbook for the type-approval angle.
Engineering services firm delivering for a customer
You bid a TARA workstream for an OEM or Tier-1 customer. Use the pilot as your delivery framework — partner economics + technical certification covered under the VxLabs Partner Program.
Why spreadsheet TARA does not scale into a real CSMS
Most automotive cybersecurity teams start their TARA in Excel. Then the regulator, the auditor, and the next ECU show up.
Excel doesn't link risk to evidence
A spreadsheet TARA can list threats and risks, but auditors trace risks to controls, controls to tests, tests to evidence. That graph doesn't exist in Excel.
Stand-alone TARA tools don't link to SBOM, incidents, or tests
Niche TARA tools handle threat modeling but stop there. When a CVE hits the SBOM or a VSOC alert lands, the TARA file doesn't update — and your auditor notices.
No reusable workflow after the engagement
Consultant-led TARAs ship a PDF + an Excel pack. Next ECU starts from scratch. Six months later, the original threat model is stale and disconnected from the program.
First audit needs a real artifact, not a methodology slide
OEM auditors and type-approval reviewers want to see filled-in work products tied back to actual components — not a 60-page deck on how you would do TARA.
AI-assisted recommendations need a structured base
Modern threat-pattern AI works only when the underlying asset, threat, and risk model is structured. Spreadsheet TARAs can't feed an AI assistant; ThreatZ's model can.
Audit cycles compound the cost
Every milestone gate or regulator follow-up means re-formatting the same spreadsheet stack. By year two the cost of disconnected TARA is bigger than the platform that would have replaced it.
What's included in the 6–8 week pilot
Fixed scope, fixed duration, fixed deliverables. No retainer creep.
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Foundation workspaceProject setup, users, security catalog — configured for your team and ready on day one.
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TARA moduleAssets, threats, damage scenarios, attack paths, risks, treatments — the full ISO 21434 Clause 15 workflow.
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AI-assisted recommendationsThreat-pattern AI to accelerate model authoring — reviewed by your engineers, every recommendation tracked.
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Risk-relationship graphVisual cross-link from asset to threat to risk to treatment to evidence — the auditor-ready view that Excel cannot produce.
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ISO 21434 report packageExportable work products mapped to ISO 21434 clauses, ready for OEM and regulator review.
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Reusable workflow + handover packProject templates, catalog patterns, and naming conventions captured for the next ECU. Documented expansion path into SBOM, Operations, or Compliance modules.
The 6–8 week pilot, week by week
Fixed cadence. Visible progress every week. No surprise scope drift.
Kickoff & scope freeze
Foundation setup, security catalog seeding, ECU scope frozen.
Asset model & threat catalog
ECU asset map and seed threat library from the security catalog.
TARA authoring
Risks, damage scenarios, attack paths — AI-assisted, engineer-reviewed.
Risk treatment & controls
Treatment decisions, control linkage, residual-risk view.
Reporting package
ISO 21434 work-product exports & audit-ready evidence pack.
Handover & reuse plan
Template capture, expansion path, partner / customer handover.
By the end of the pilot, you have a working ThreatZ TARA on one ECU, a reusable model, an audit-ready report package, and a documented path to expand into SBOM, Operations, or Compliance modules whenever the program needs them.
Extend the pilot if the program needs it
All add-ons are priced as fixed scope. Decided up front, not mid-engagement.
SBOM module
Ingest your SPDX or CycloneDX SBOM, link components to ECU assets, and surface CVE impact through the same risk-relationship graph.
Operations & VSOC integration
Pipe vehicle Security-Operations-Center incidents into the CSMS risk view so post-incident findings update the TARA context in real time.
Security-testing integration
Connect to Vector CANoe, HIL benches, or the ThreatZ Testbench Agent so test results close the risk-control-evidence loop automatically.
Custom OEM templates
Bespoke TARA templates, evidence formats, and report layouts configured for a specific OEM customer program.
Tool integrations
Connect to your existing Jira / Polarion / DOORS / Codebeamer / GitHub stack so the pilot doesn't replace your tooling — it links into it.
Additional ECU coverage
Add a second ECU into the pilot scope — usually with a 2–3 week extension once the reusable workflow from the first ECU is in place.
What teams unlocked after putting ThreatZ on a real program
Both quotes below describe outcomes from production ThreatZ engagements. Pilot scope replicates the same foundation a customer team would build on day one.
“Before ThreatZ, a single CVE disclosure could take two weeks to assess. Now we have impact analysis in under four hours.”
“ThreatZ eliminated the duplication and gave us confidence that both documentation sets were consistent and complete. We achieved European type approval months ahead of schedule.”
The answers procurement and security will want before signing
All four signals are documented. Forward this page internally and the conversation moves faster.
Security posture
SOC 2 Type II controls, ISO 27001-aligned ISMS, AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit.
Deployment options
SaaS (default), private cloud, and on-prem for sovereignty-sensitive programs.
Transparent pricing
Fixed-fee per ECU pilot, not time-and-materials. Anchors to the Foundation or Professional tier — published pricing, no enterprise-only gatekeeping. Specific pilot number disclosed on the scoping call.
Scope your TARA pilot in a 30-minute call.
Bring one ECU or system in scope. We'll confirm timeline, deliverables, and pricing — then send a written scope statement within the week. No NDA required for the scoping call.