April 2026: The AI Awakening of Automotive Cybersecurity

When
Wednesday, April 01, 2026 11:00 AM EST

Who
Giuseppe Serio, Vice President Market Development, Upstream

What
"The AI Awakening of Automotive Cybersecurity.”

Description
In 2025, ransomware became the most disruptive threat to the Automotive and Smart Mobility ecosystem, while AI, APIs, and cloud backends rapidly expanded the attack surface that attackers now exploit.

This discussion will explore key findings after monitoring hundreds of cyber incidents and tracking nearly 2,000 of the most active threat actors, and what it means for 2026: 

• Ransomware attacks accounted for 44% of publicly reported incidents, doubling in number compared to 2024.

• 68% of incidents were related to data breaches, echoing the impact of ransom attacks

• 61% of incidents had the potential to impact thousands to millions of mobility assets

• The session will frame what automotive and mobility leaders should expect next, and where cybersecurity strategies must evolve as attackers increasingly target backend systems and digital platforms at scale.