Training intacs certified Process Extension Cybersecurity for Automotive SPICE

Evaluate the effectiveness of cybersecurity activities in your development

Why this training?

This training aims to further train certified Automotive SPICE assessors or process experts with the additional qualification “Process Extension Cybersecurity for Automotive SPICE”. You will be perfectly prepared for the subsequent “intacs® certified Process Extension Cybersecurity for Automotive SPICE” exam.

Training core information

Duration:
3 days
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Format:
Public Online
Price per participant:
1365
Training fee discounts:
-10% (from 2 people) or -15% (from 4 people)
-10% for freelancers/private individuals
Plus external fees:
300
VDA/ECQA Prüfung-GebührenExam fee (optional):
450
Requirements:

Process Expert or Automotive SPICE Assessor Certificate

Dates:
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Nov 18, 2024
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Nov 20, 2024
Mar 24, 2025
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Mar 26, 2025
Jun 16, 2025
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Jun 18, 2025
On request

What you'll learn

  • Strengths and successes with Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity and its additional processes
  • Analyze and evaluate development processes from a cybersecurity perspective
  • UNECE requirements/TARA in accordance with ISO/SAE 21434
  • Exam preparation and testing

Official Automotive Spice® courses

This course is certified in accordance with the International Assessor Certification Scheme (intacs®) and forms the basis for training to become an intacs® -certified Automotive SPICE®-Assessor. Automotive SPICE® is a brand of VDA QM

Why with Knüvener Mackert?

Trainer expertise: Highly qualified, intacs certified, with decades of practical experience in automotive.

Trainer experience: We also explain difficult topics using understandable examples and solutions.

The trainers' eagerness: We explain the topics and connections until the why and how are really clear.

SPICE booklet: During training, you will work with our best-in-class SPICE booklet and learn how to use it optimally, such as the tips on how to complete an assessment and the checklists for preparing interviews.

Role-playing game: We will conduct an assessment situation with you as a role-playing game in which you will apply what you have learned from the assessor's point of view.

Assessment tool: We provide you with an Excel tool with the content of the model, which you can use to carry out a self-assessment.

More material and exercises: We provide you with the certified training material and further overviews and exercises.

Follow-up: 4-6 weeks after the training, we invite you to an online Q&A to answer your new questions.

More information about the training

1. Objective

This training introduces the “Automotive SPICE® for Cybersecurity” model extension and enables participants, who must be intacs® certified assessors, to use the model extension. The participants will be able to expand their analytical know-how to cybersecurity and to analyze and evaluate development processes from a cybersecurity perspective. The training prepares participants for the exam on the last day of training.

intacs-certified Competent and Principal Assessors who have acquired expertise in cybersecurity are qualified to carry out an assessment with Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity after passing the training and examination.

You will be perfectly prepared for the final exam.

2. Content

The content of this training is based on the curriculum published by intacs®. The training material is the accredited standard training material from intacs®. First, we will provide an overview of cybersecurity with the motivation and history of cybersecurity. Participants learn about the goals of cybersecurity and get an overview of the relevant standards and guidelines. We explain the concept of “assets” and asset management and show the UNECE requirements We develop risk assessment methods and threat modelling. Participants learn the methods for penetration testing, learn the difference between security and protection, and get to know TARA in accordance with ISO/SAE 21434.

We explain the additional Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity processes and look at the practices in conjunction with existing Automotive SPICE processes.

We briefly present the fourth-generation intacs® international assessor certification scheme as well as the assessor levels defined by intacs® and what requirements are necessary to become or continue to be certified as an assessor.

This training is mostly practical. We conduct many exercises and discussions to enable participants to apply the new knowledge to their own work environment. We carry out several practice exams to perfectly prepare participants for the exam.

VDA will conduct an open-book exam on the afternoon of the last training day. There are 45 statements to be rated as “true” or “false.” To pass, more than 75% of the answers must be correct.

3. Target group

This training is aimed at people who are already Automotive SPICE® certified and need the additional qualification for “intacs certified Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity extension.” The seminar requires Automotive SPICE certification.

4. Added value after training

After successful training, the participant shows the team how they can benefit from Automotive SPICE® for Cybersecurity. He knows which aspects need to be covered and what needs to be considered when implementing and establishing the processes. He knows what and how the processes are analysed and evaluated in an assessment.

The training process

1. Online registration / request

You sign up for a training session online and choose from the various payment options. After completing the registration, you will receive an invoice by email.

On request, you will receive an offer that you or your employer can simply order.

 

2. Payment

We accept the following payment options: PayPal, credit card, invoice

 

3. Online training login

The trainer will email the online invitations with the access data to the participants at least one week before the start.

 

4. Training

With practical examples and lots of interaction, we work together to develop the content and understanding and deepen the application. This will make you fit for the exam (optional) and help you master the implementation in your day-to-day work.

 

5. Exam (optional)

We offer an open-book exam on the last day, which is conducted online as a dual-choice exam by an external company.

6. Certificates

After the training, the trainer emails the participation certificate. The company that conducts the exam emails the test results directly to the participants.

7. Follow-up

4-6 weeks later, participants and trainers meet again online and report and discuss the implementation successes.

The exam process

The test is carried out online by the VDA-QMC.

You will be registered for the exam even before the training. Late registrations during training are still possible in some cases.

During the training, you will be optimally prepared for the exam: comprehensible theory, illustrative practical examples, in-depth exercises and, last but not least, test exams.

The exam is conducted as an online exam; you need a stable Internet connection and a webcam with microphone to take part. Please ensure that you have the technical infrastructure for the exam well in advance of the examination date. We use two applications, Zoom and Socrative. You will receive an invitation from us to a Zoom session and the login details for Socrative during the exam meeting. The current examination languages are English, German and Japanese.

The exams are carried out as a dual choice. You will be shown short statements, which you should answer correctly with “true” or “false”. You pass the exam with at least 75% correct answers.

The examination consists of around 15 statements per training day, i.e. 60 statements during a 4-day seminar, for example. The duration of the test in minutes is calculated from 1 minute per statement/question plus a flat rate of 15 minutes (for example 75 minutes for a 4-day training session). If you are not a native speaker in at least one of the exam languages and have difficulty understanding the exam language, you will be given 1/3 more exam time upon request (for example, a further 25 minutes and therefore a total of 100 minutes instead of 75 minutes for a 4-day training session).

Participants may not copy or distribute the exam content in any way. This includes taking photos, screenshots, and other electronic or written copies of the exam questions.

The participants must take the exam alone. Chatting and electronic devices are not allowed, except for the computer/laptop required for the exam. Email, messaging, etc. are not allowed. Please refrain from speaking during the exam so as not to disturb other participants.

The tests are carried out as an open book. You may use all written (including digital) training materials and notes.

The company that conducts the exam emails the test results directly to the participants. This usually happens after 2-4 working days.

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Payment deadline

Invoices must be paid within 14 days. For seminars, the money must be received 10 days before the start. Different agreements can be made.

Rebooking

Before the start of the seminar, participants can name a replacement person for the entire training in writing by email. This rebooking is free of charge.

Participants can inquire in writing by email whether they can rebook to a specifically named other training (or just another date). For inquiries 10 days from the start of the seminar, we can often rebook.

Schedule changes by Knüvener Mackert

If training cannot be carried out as planned, Knüvener Mackert can set a later training date. We will communicate any changes as soon as possible. We are unable to reimburse associated costs.

Cancellations

The following cancellation costs apply:

  • Up to 30 days before the start of the seminar: 0% (full refund of the invoice amount)
  • Up to 14 days before the start of the seminar: 50%
  • Otherwise: 100% (no refund)

Effective learning

Make theory simple and applicable with many practical examples

We pay attention to lots of interaction, mutual exchange and meaningful discussion, as in our experience, learning is particularly good. We explain the theory in a simple and structured way and support understanding with many practical examples and exercises. We keep attendance limited to maximize learning and encourage participation.

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