Here’s another relationship designed to put more charge into the electric-vehicle space.

The American Center for Mobility, VicOne, and Block Harbor have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to offer security services around electric vehicle charging as part of ACM’s mission to enable safe, sustainable, and secure mobility technologies.

The organizations said 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, said Reuben Sarkar, CEO of the American Center for Mobility

VicOne offers comprehensive, multilayered cybersecurity for EVSE manufacturers and charge point operators, providing both agent-based and agentless solutions. The platform can enable continuous risk monitoring, real-time vulnerability discovery, zero-day threat intelligence, intrusion detection, and virtual patching — ensuring protection even before vendor fixes are available.

“At VicOne, we’re committed to helping EVSE manufacturers and charge point operators stay ahead of evolving threats,” VicOne CEO Max Cheng said. 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,” Cheng continued.

Block Harbor said it 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 said it 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,” Block Harbor Cybersecurity CEO Brandon Barry said.

“We’re proud to join ACM and VicOne in bringing hands-on cybersecurity assurance to this vital piece of the mobility puzzle,” Barry added.

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.