Turin firm selling Weseth, a remote platform for automated security and penetration testing of vehicles and devices.
- Categories
- Automotive cybersecurity, IoT, embedded and product security, Penetration testing, GRC and compliance automation
- Based in
- Turin, Italy
- Founded
- 2017
- Ownership
- Private
About Drivesec
Drivesec is an Italian cybersecurity company founded in 2017. It develops security solutions for the IoT market and specialises in cybersecurity for automotive and IoT. The company helps manufacturers, importers and distributors develop secure and compliant IoT products from design to certification. Its main offering is Weseth, an ecosystem of security solutions that supports remote and automated validation of cybersecurity requirements and simulation of digital attacks. Weseth also enables secure remote penetration testing by integrating human experts. It provides an intuitive interface that allows companies to test their products' security posture even without specific cybersecurity expertise. Drivesec also offers a CRA Platform, a SaaS solution that automates the creation and maintenance of technical documentation required by the EU Cyber Resilience Act. The platform uses AI to generate compliance artifacts such as Item Definition, Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Management process. It includes a vulnerability management system with an AI-supported PSIRT and incident notification. Drivesec serves industries including home and appliance, automotive, medical and energy.
Products
- WesethAn ecosystem of security solutions for remote and automated validation of cybersecurity requirements and simulation of digital attacks.
- Weseth CyberCheckA platform providing ready-to-use automated tests for validating products against RED cybersecurity requirements.
- CRA PlatformA SaaS solution that uses AI to automatically generate documentation required under the Cyber Resilience Act.
- Drivesec CRA SaaS PortalAn AI-powered portal that simplifies generation of documentation and management of CRA artifacts.
Ownership and deals
- Raised $3m in a Series A roundInvestors Levante Capital and LIFTT EuroInvestReport on the Drivesec funding round of February 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.
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Sources
- drivesec.com/weseth
- drivesec.com
- drivesec.com/drivesec-unveils-saas-platform-to-automate-cyber-resilience-act-compliance
- drivesec.com/drivesec-unveils-saas-platform-to-automate-cyber-resilience-act-compliance-2
- drivesec.com/red-radio-equipment
- drivesec.com/red-radio-equipment-cb-labs
- drivesec.com/about-us