IDPX: Intrusion Detection & Protection Agent

Simplified Security for the Software-Defined Vehicle

PlaxidityX IDPX is the industry’s only unified in-vehicle security layer providing deep execution-layer visibility and active threat prevention across any E/E architecture. This high-fidelity solution enables OEMs to transform cybersecurity from a mandatory cost and burden into a strategic financial asset.

Use Case

Removing the Complexity of SDV Security

Securing a modern vehicle shouldn’t be a coordination nightmare. When each ECU arrives with a different proprietary security agent, the result is inconsistent coverage, non-standardized logging, and huge integration costs. This “agent-per-component” approach has become a massive bottleneck, often resulting in high operational overhead without achieving true vehicle-wide security.
PlaxidityX eliminates this fragmentation by replacing multiple Tier-1 agents with a single, unified, and architecture-agnostic security layer. By centralizing security logic and reporting, we remove the “integration tax” and guarantee consistent, fleet-wide resilience.

IDPX Highlights

Hardening for ECUs / Autosar - IDPS

Industry-Leading Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Local filters cut Security Operations Center (SOC) noise by over 80%, ensuring your analysts spend time investigating real threats, not false positives.

Drastic MTTR Reduction

When paired with IDXR dynamic updates, IDPX bypasses Tier-1 firmware cycles and eliminates costly OTA campaigns. A continuous feedback loop keeps your fleet updated against emerging threats.

Accelerated Time-to-Market

A single, flat integration eliminates multiple vendors, lowering R&D costs and ensuring protection across all models.

Automotive DevSecOps

Automotive DevSecOps

Monetizable Security

Built to support continuous, dynamic updates, IDPX provides the technological foundation for OEMs to offer cybersecurity-as-a-subscription, boosting post-sale revenue and brand loyalty.

Automotive DevSecOps

Comprehensive Protection for Any Stack

A dedicated security layer that hardens the ECU by monitoring its internal operations in real-time. Utilizing advanced technologies, including eBPF, this layer provides deep visibility into Linux, Android, and QNX environments to instantly detect and block system-level threats like memory violations, and unauthorized privilege escalations.

Purpose-built for high-speed zonal architectures, this module provides an automotive-grade firewall specifically engineered for the unique constraints of vehicle networks. It delivers L2-L4 access control and stateful deep packet Inspection with native support for automotive-specific protocols (e.g., SOME/IP and DoIP), ensuring high-performance security synced with the context of vehicle data.

Field-proven security for CAN/CAN-FD networks. This module utilizes deep diagnostics inspection and precise data/timing analysis to instantly prevent injection attacks.

Automotive Penetration Testing

IDPX Features

Execution Layer Visibility

Understands the why behind messages, identifying unauthorized processes or memory violations for actionable SOC intelligence.

Deployment Agility

Standardizes security across your heterogeneous fleet, eliminating the need to “reinvent” security for every new model.

Active Real-Time Prevention

Acts as a shield, providing active prevention to block malicious activity and unauthorized data flows before they affect vehicle safety.

Unified Fabric

Operates across diverse operating systems and network types, including Linux, Android, QNX, and AUTOSAR.

Ready to See Plaxidityx in Action?

“We see cybersecurity as a differentiator of our market offering and believe our partnership with PlaxidityX complements our “Digital Shield” cybersecurity service offering, helping us to achieve our goal of becoming a leader in secure software and electronics.”

Oliver Huppenbauer

“The partnership with PlaxidityX enables our OEM and Tier 1 customers to benefit from our new, high-performance Ajunic®️ platform without the security worries. By leveraging PlaxidityX’s automotive cyber security expertise and innovative IDPS product line, we will be able to deliver market-leading in-vehicle protection capabilities as an integral part of our software development stack.”

Georg Schwab

“We chose PlaxidityX based on its proven experience, knowledge, methodology, and expertise..PlaxidityX’s ability to complete and submit in an extremely short time with top quality results, was critical for meeting our business goals”

PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus) Automotive Cyber Security
Emrah Duman

“PlaxidityXs’ comprehensive suite of cyber security solutions and its outstanding array of strategic technological partnerships have contributed to the company’s leadership position”

PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus) Automotive Cyber Security
Dorothy Amy

“The partnership with PlaxidityX enables our customers to perform cybersecurity testing on our established test platforms ..We are excited to partner with a strong and experienced cybersecurity service provider such as PlaxidityX”

Dr. Herbert Schütte

“By combining PlaxidityX’s expertise in securing connected vehicles with Microsoft’s Azure AI capabilities, we have a unique opportunity to accelerate ‘shift left’ security innovations across the entire automotive sector..”

PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus) Automotive Cyber Security
Dominik Wee

“PlaxidityX is a key pillar of Continental’s SDV strategy, enabling Continental to implement a security-by-design approach. As automotive cyber security moves to the cloud, PlaxidityX’ cutting-edge technologies and proven VSOC capabilities position us advantageously to meet our customers’ future needs”

Gilles Mabire

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Ready to See Plaxidityx in Action?

“We see cybersecurity as a differentiator of our market offering and believe our partnership with PlaxidityX complements our “Digital Shield” cybersecurity service offering, helping us to achieve our goal of becoming a leader in secure software and electronics.”

Oliver Huppenbauer

“The partnership with PlaxidityX enables our OEM and Tier 1 customers to benefit from our new, high-performance Ajunic®️ platform without the security worries. By leveraging PlaxidityX’s automotive cyber security expertise and innovative IDPS product line, we will be able to deliver market-leading in-vehicle protection capabilities as an integral part of our software development stack.”

Georg Schwab

“We chose PlaxidityX based on its proven experience, knowledge, methodology, and expertise..PlaxidityX’s ability to complete and submit in an extremely short time with top quality results, was critical for meeting our business goals”

PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus) Automotive Cyber Security
Emrah Duman

“PlaxidityXs’ comprehensive suite of cyber security solutions and its outstanding array of strategic technological partnerships have contributed to the company’s leadership position”

PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus) Automotive Cyber Security
Dorothy Amy

“The partnership with PlaxidityX enables our customers to perform cybersecurity testing on our established test platforms ..We are excited to partner with a strong and experienced cybersecurity service provider such as PlaxidityX”

Dr. Herbert Schütte

“By combining PlaxidityX’s expertise in securing connected vehicles with Microsoft’s Azure AI capabilities, we have a unique opportunity to accelerate ‘shift left’ security innovations across the entire automotive sector..”

PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus) Automotive Cyber Security
Dominik Wee

“PlaxidityX is a key pillar of Continental’s SDV strategy, enabling Continental to implement a security-by-design approach. As automotive cyber security moves to the cloud, PlaxidityX’ cutting-edge technologies and proven VSOC capabilities position us advantageously to meet our customers’ future needs”

Gilles Mabire