American Center for Mobility Partners with VicOne and Block Harbor on Cybersecurity

The American Center for Mobility (ACM), VicOne, and Block Harbor to jointly offer security services around EV Charging

DETROIT, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Center for Mobility, VicOne, and Block Harbor have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer security services around EV charging as part of ACM's mission to enable safe, sustainable, and secure mobility technologies. The security of EV charging infrastructure is a growing area of focus for ensuring a trustworthy end-to-end consumer charging experience. This partnership aligns the solutions and expertise available through VicOne and Block Harbor to ACM's growing ecosystem in EV charging.

ACM opened its EV Charging Basecamp in 2024 with an initial focus on improving interoperability between electric vehicles and chargers to enable a more reliable, seamless charging experience. EV charging stations can also be vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks resulting in theft of personal data, damage, or disruptions to infrastructure.

"Expanding our efforts from interoperability to cybersecurity was the next logical step towards enabling a resilient and secure EV charging infrastructure. We see significant white space to help the EV charging industry."

— Reuben Sarkar, CEO, American Center for Mobility

VicOne offers comprehensive, multilayered cybersecurity for EVSE manufacturers and charge point operators, providing both agent-based and agentless solutions. Our platform enables continuous risk monitoring, real-time vulnerability discovery, zero-day threat intelligence, intrusion detection, and virtual patching—ensuring protection even before vendor fixes are available. Aligned with the NIST IR 8473 guidelines, VicOne's solution strengthens the four essential cybersecurity pillars: identification, detection, protection, and response—helping secure the entire EV charging lifecycle.

"At VicOne, we're committed to helping EVSE manufacturers and charge point operators stay ahead of evolving threats. Our multilayered, NIST-aligned solutions are purpose-built to protect the entire EV charging ecosystem with real-time insights, virtual patching, and both agent-based and agentless protection. Acknowledging that grid disruptions remain a broader risk with EV vulnerabilities, we focus on equipping CPOs with proactive security tools that maintain service reliability and consumer confidence. We're proud to bring this capability to our partnership with ACM and Block Harbor to help strengthen the security backbone of tomorrow's mobility."

— Max Cheng, CEO, VicOne

Block Harbor joined this partnership to extend its hands-on cybersecurity validation work from in-vehicle systems to the EV charging infrastructure that supports them. By participating in ACM's EV Charging Basecamp and working alongside VicOne, Block Harbor is helping ensure that EVSE manufacturers and charge point operators can proactively identify vulnerabilities, meet emerging regulatory requirements, and build consumer trust. 

"As the EV ecosystem expands, it's critical that we treat charging stations like the connected, safety-relevant systems they are. Block Harbor's experience with real-world vehicle testing and compliance makes us uniquely positioned to support EVSE vendors and charge point operators. We're proud to join ACM and VicOne in bringing hands-on cybersecurity assurance to this vital piece of the mobility puzzle."

— Brandon Barry, CEO, Block Harbor Cybersecurity

Services will include an initial free vulnerability assessment for qualified companies. Interested parties should direct inquiries to the American Center for Mobility at info@acmwillowrun.org

About American Center for Mobility

ACM offers a one-of-a-kind global development center to transform the way industries advance safe, sustainable, and secure mobility technologies. Located in Southeast Michigan on over 500 acres at the historic Willow Run site in Ypsilanti. ACM offers: an Advanced Mobility Proving Ground with test environments featuring specialized infrastructure, equipment, facilities and resources; An innovation and technology campus with an industrial tech park for the co-location of mobility companies; Event and demonstration areas for showcasing mobility technologies and convening industry activities. ACM is open to private industry, start-ups, government, standards bodies, and academia.

About VicOne

With a vision to secure the vehicles of tomorrow, VicOne delivers a broad portfolio of cybersecurity software and services for the automotive industry. Purpose-built to address the rigorous needs of automotive manufacturers and suppliers, VicOne solutions are designed to secure and scale with the specialized demands of the modern vehicle. As a Trend Micro subsidiary, VicOne is powered by a solid foundation in cybersecurity drawn from Trend Micro's 30+ years in the industry, delivering unparalleled automotive protection and deep security insights that enable our customers to build secure as well as smart vehicles.

About Block Harbor

Block Harbor offers dedicated automotive cybersecurity expertise on demand, helping automotive manufacturers and their suppliers ensure cost-effective compliance, at any scale, from the drawing board to the road.

Red Teaming (Offensive Security): Simulating real-world attacks to identify vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.

Blue Teaming (Defensive Security): Strengthening defenses, detecting threats, and responding effectively to potential incidents.

VSEC (Vehicle Security Engineering Cloud): VSEC is a comprehensive toolkit, built on Block Harbor's decade of automotive cybersecurity expertise, designed to unify siloed compliance information across the entire vehicle lifecycle. Our goal is to simplify compliance, enhance efficiency, and ensure robust protection from design to end of warranty.

Media Contact: Reuben Sarkar, reuben.sarkar@acmwillowrun.org, 734.223.9010

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