The rise of smart mobility services and applications has boosted the use of APIs in the automobile industry, but this dependency has also made APIs one of the most prevalent attack vectors. APIs account for 90% of web application attack surface areas, accounting for 12% of overall cyber events in the automotive and smart mobility ecosystem, increasing from 2% in 2021. According to Upstream Security, 53% of incidents were caused by black-hat hackers, demonstrating that hostile intent was the driving force behind the bulk of API-related assaults.
API transactions have been monitored and secured by smart mobility services to reduce revenue loss due to fraud, service outage, and compromise of users' private data. Traditional API security solutions, on the other hand, have a big "blindspot" when it comes to smart mobility. To ensure a solid cybersecurity posture in the smart mobility ecosystem, the scope must be expanded to include a contextual study of the real-world impact of APIs on mobility assets, such as vehicles on the road.
According to a report, smart mobility players should take a new strategy to protect smart mobility API transactions, which involves four important measures. The first step is to comprehend the potential attack surface in terms of APIs. Once the attack surface has been identified, monitoring API traffic contributes to an improved cybersecurity posture by ensuring that any modifications are logged and noticed, as well as any misuse of misconfigurations.
Since smart mobility assets are OT in nature, the context in which they are found, as well as their status at any given moment, may be used to secure them. Any significant deviations or irregularities in their behaviour may signal a potential misuse or attack. Cyber teams can grasp the contextual implications and the impact on apps or users by associating the assets state with API traffic.
Finally, the study emphasises the need of maintaining a solid cybersecurity posture in the smart mobility ecosystem by broadening the scope to include a contextual investigation of the real-world impact of APIs on mobility assets, such as vehicles on the road. The novel strategy to safeguarding smart mobility API transactions include mapping the potential attack surface, continually monitoring API traffic, detecting contextual anomalies, and mitigating and responding to cyber threats. API-related assaults offer a potential threat to smart mobility players, and they must take the required precautions to safeguard the safety and security of their users and assets.
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