Are connected electric vehicles safe? The top threats they face
Are connected electric vehicles safe? The top threats they face
Publish Date: 2026-06-06 01:10:00
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The automotive industry is experiencing a situation of uncertainty that does not favor a smooth transition. In addition to the traditional risks associated with driving or owning a car, there are now various technological revolutions to consider, such as the emergence of artificial intelligence and the impact of cybercrime. The resulting scenario is increasingly complex.
All vehicles, whether electric or not, contain numerous components that are susceptible to attack. Brakes can be locked, sensors can be altered, or proximity radars can be deactivated. The maximum speed limit can also be manipulated, as well as the car’s most private data (where it rests each night, which highway it crosses in real-time).
S2GRUPO has just prepared its Second Report on Cybersecurity in Connected Electric Vehicles, which analyzes the threats to the sector with the objectives of validating the use of a specific methodology for risk analysis development and identifying appropriate security measures to protect the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of Connected Electric Vehicles (CEV).
Limitations in traditional models
Researchers have identified the limitations of traditional industrial cybersecurity models:
Linearity in approach. Until now, risks have been evaluated individually and in isolation, without considering that industrial environments are becoming more complex and current attacks often combine several techniques and stages. This perspective is not appropriate for examining new risk scenarios.
Relationship between threats and impacts. Dangers do not usually materialize in isolation. It is often necessary to consider simultaneous vulnerabilities.
Problems in estimating probabilities. A critical risk scenario results from the combination of vulnerabilities at different levels of the system and the sequential nature of attacks. S2GRUPO proposes the Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool (TMT) methodology, which uses attack trees to calculate…
