EV and Connected Vehicles Cybersecurity Forum

As electric and connected vehicles evolve into “software-defined” platforms—projected to underpin a $400–600 billion market by 2030—their reliance on continuous connectivity, vast codebases, and over-the-air updates has created a fertile landscape for cyberattacks.

Beyond infrastructure and policy, the sheer complexity of modern vehicle software stacks—often exceeding 100 million lines of code—and insufficient in-vehicle network segmentation continue to expose critical vehicle functions to lateral attack paths. This underscores an urgent need for unified testing methodologies, comprehensive supply-chain security measures, and robust lifecycle management to secure the future of connected mobility.

The EV and Connected Vehicles Cybersecurity Forum, January 27-28, 2026 in Chicago focuses on emerging cybersecurity threats to electric and connected vehicles and success strategies for addressing these challenges. The goal is to equip industry professionals with the insight and tools they need to ensure the integrity and operations of critical EV and EVSE systems going forward.

Topics to be covered include:

• The Evolving Threat Landscape for EVs

• Charging Infrastructure Security

• In-Vehicle Network & Software Architectures

• Over-The-Air Update Mechanisms

• Supply-Chain Risk Management

• Penetration Testing EV Systems

• Integrating cybersecurity by design in EV development

• Global trends in vehicle cyberattacks

• Charger-to-vehicle attack vectors

• Smartphone-to-vehicle authentication frameworks

• Regulatory & Standards Update

• Keyless & Mobile-Based Threats

• AI & Machine-Learning in EV Security

• Incident Response & Forensics

• Cross-industry information sharing (ISACs)

• Research frontiers: quantum-safe communications, V2X security

• Cybersecurity in autonomous vehicles

• Safeguarding Vehicle-to-Grid communications and interconnection

• Real-world injection and spoofing attack demos

• Coordinated vulnerability disclosure across OEMs

• Insurance, liability, and cyber-risk underwriting

Intended Audience