Course in ISO/IEC 21434 Applied to Land Defence
300 h online course in ISO/IEC 21434 applied to land defence. 6 modules covering ISO/SAE 21434 (cybersecurity for road vehicles), UN Regulation No. 155 (cybersecurity management system) and ANSYS medini analyze. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
Course in ISO/IEC 21434 Applied to Land Defence — studying from New Zealand
New Zealand's defence engineering sector is centred on the New Zealand Defence Force, which operates land, sea and air capabilities, with major bases at Linton and Burnham. Defence procurement and sustainment are managed through the Ministry of Defence, and local firms support maintenance, communications and vehicle systems. Land systems engineering is closely linked to the country's agricultural and forestry sectors, where ruggedised vehicles and equipment are developed and maintained.
Fees for New Zealand: NZ$1,280 (New Zealand dollar), with instalments and employer sponsorship available.
Relevant bodies in New Zealand
Typical roles
Questions from New Zealand
How is defence and military engineering recognised in New Zealand?
Engineering registration is handled by Engineering New Zealand, and defence procurement and security clearances are managed through the New Zealand Defence Force and government procurement processes. Security clearance requirements can matter more than academic credentials for some roles. SEIUM is a private institute, and its qualifications are not accredited by a national body, so recognition rests with the employer.
What defence and land systems employers operate in New Zealand?
Opportunities arise with the New Zealand Defence Force, Defence Technology Agency, defence industry suppliers and engineering firms serving land systems and vehicles. Many roles require citizenship or security clearance. A private online qualification may support an application, but it does not guarantee a position, and clearance and experience usually weigh more heavily.
Is it possible to study from New Zealand without a visa, and can my employer pay?
Yes, programmes are 100% online and taught in English, so no student visa is needed to study from home. Each includes an assigned technical tutor and a final project. Fees are payable in instalments, and employer sponsorship is possible. Specialist courses take 300 hours, diplomas 800 and master's 1,900, so plan your workload carefully.
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What you will be able to do
Explain the cybersecurity lifecycle defined in ISO/SAE 21434.
Implement a cybersecurity management system within the organisation.
Carry out threat analysis and risk assessment.
Derive cybersecurity goals and requirements.
Plan the verification and validation of cybersecurity.
Manage cybersecurity in production, operation and end of life.
Relate the standard to UN regulations and functional safety.
Who it's for
- Vehicle cybersecurity engineer who wishes to specialise in ISO/IEC 21434 applied to land defence.
- Threat and risk analyst who wishes to specialise in ISO/IEC 21434 applied to land defence.
- Embedded electronics engineer who wishes to specialise in ISO/IEC 21434 applied to land defence.
- Cybersecurity auditor who wishes to specialise in ISO/IEC 21434 applied to land defence.
- Functional safety engineer who wishes to specialise in ISO/IEC 21434 applied to land defence.
- Product cybersecurity manager who wishes to specialise in ISO/IEC 21434 applied to land defence.
- Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter the defence industry.
What you'll work with
- ISO/SAE 21434 (cybersecurity for road vehicles)
- UN Regulation No. 155 (cybersecurity management system)
- UN Regulation No. 156 (software updates)
- ISO 26262 (functional safety in vehicles)
- ISO/PAS 5112 (cybersecurity audit)
- ISO 24089 (software update engineering)
- STANAG 4754 (electronic architecture of land vehicles)
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Attack surface of a modern vehicle1.2Communication buses and electronic architectures1.3External interfaces: diagnostics, radio and telematics1.4Remote updates and their risk1.5Relationship between functional safety and cybersecurity1.6International standard for vehicle cybersecurity engineering1.7Cybersecurity type-approval regulation1.8Actors: manufacturer, supplier and workshop1.9Sector vocabulary and acronyms1.10Exercise: mapping the attack surface
2.1Scope and responsibilities within the organisation2.2Cybersecurity culture and competences2.3Project cybersecurity management2.4Cybersecurity plan and its documentation2.5Supply chain management and agreements2.6Sharing of responsibilities with the supplier2.7Configuration management and traceability2.8Audit of the management system2.9Conformity assessment for type approval2.10Practice: drafting a cybersecurity plan
3.1Identification of assets and items to be protected3.2Threat scenarios and their description3.3Impact assessment: safety, operation, privacy and finance3.4Assessment of attack feasibility3.5Determination of risk level3.6Decision on risk treatment3.7Cybersecurity goals and requirements3.8Traceability between risk and requirement3.9Review of the analysis during the project3.10Practice: carrying out a threat and risk analysis
4.1System and component cybersecurity requirements4.2Secure architecture and isolation4.3Secure boot and chain of trust4.4Secure internal and external communication4.5Key management in the vehicle4.6Secure software development4.7Verification: review, analysis and testing4.8Authorised penetration testing and fuzzing4.9Evidence of validation and release4.10Practice: defining the requirements of a component
5.1Cybersecurity in production and on the plant floor5.2Provisioning of credentials at the factory5.3Fleet monitoring and event collection5.4Vulnerability management and triage5.5Incident response and corrective campaigns5.6Secure remote updates5.7After-sales support and workshops5.8Decommissioning and data erasure5.9End of support and customer communication5.10Practice: response protocol for a vulnerability
6.1Choice of vehicle or system6.2Definition of scope and plan6.3Complete threat and risk analysis6.4Cybersecurity goals and requirements6.5Design of the secure architecture6.6Verification and test plan6.7Monitoring and response plan6.8Conformity matrix for type approval6.9Technical report6.10Defence of the work
How you'll learn
100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the enrolment period, which makes it possible to combine the course with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is ANSYS medini analyze, Vector CANoe, Vector PREEvision, Wireshark, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Assessments are based on real TARA analysis procedures for a vehicle architecture, security tests on an embedded network bench, and audits of the cybersecurity management system. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Explain the cybersecurity lifecycle defined in ISO/SAE 21434.
Implement a cybersecurity management system within the organisation.
Carry out threat analysis and risk assessment.
Derive cybersecurity goals and requirements.
Plan the verification and validation of cybersecurity.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior qualification is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory reading.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme comprises 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is an average of between 10 and 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.
You work with ANSYS medini analyze, Vector CANoe, Vector PREEvision, Wireshark. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
An SEIUM diploma on passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. This is in-house training, not an official qualification from the Ministry.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area can be credited towards the advanced programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.
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