Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating cyber-attacks directed to connected vehicles. A method includes classifying a behavior of a connected vehicle into at least one classification with respect to a location of data transmission relative to the connected vehicle, wherein the at least one classification includes any of local and remote; determining a plurality of vehicle-related cyber-attack indicators related to the behavior of the connected vehicle; performing risk analysis based on a first combination of vehicle-related cyber-attack indicators and the classification, wherein performing the risk analysis further comprises matching the first combination to a plurality of second combinations of cyber-attack indicators of a plurality of known attack patterns, wherein each of the plurality of known attack patterns has at least one classification matching the at least one classification of the connected vehicle; and performing at least one mitigation action based on the risk analysis.