Ensuring API Security in Connected Vehicles

This conference talk explores the critical importance of API security in the automotive industry, where connected vehicles have created both innovative opportunities and significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Discover how APIs have revolutionized mobility by connecting vehicles, consumers, and enterprise systems while simultaneously becoming prime targets for cyberattacks—with API-related attacks increasing by 308% from 2015 to 2024. Learn about real-world scenarios where API vulnerabilities have enabled hackers to access location data, manipulate diagnostics, and remotely control vehicle functions. The 24-minute presentation by Veerkumar Patil is structured in three parts: an introduction to API security importance in connected vehicles, analysis of actual security breaches and their impacts, and essential security practices for identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in connected car systems. Access additional resources and slides through the provided DevConf 2025 link.