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September 4, 2023 | Technology

Unauthorised radio stop signal disrupts PKP operations

Weakness of unencrypted radio system exploited to bring trains to a stand.

March 22, 2023 | Technology

EU cybersecurity agency reports on threat to rail

Denial of service attacks have increased since invasion of Ukraine.

February 10, 2023 | Technology

Rail’s digital vulnerabilities worry cyber experts

As the rail environment becomes ever more digitalised, it is also becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks that can range from efforts to steal data to malicious acts to disrupt operations. But rail’s ability to deal with these threats is concerning experts, as David Burroughs reports.

July 13, 2022 | Technology

Cervello to protect SBB signalling against cybersecurity threats

Threats identified by monitoring network.

March 29, 2022 | Infrastructure

Italian railway IT system suffers major cyber-attack

Ransomwear attack on FS IT systems causes disruption for rail passengers and freight users.

January 12, 2022 | Podcasts

Rail Cybersecurity with Shift5’s Josh Lospinoso

In December 2021, the US Transportation Security Administration deployed a security directive that shined a spotlight on rail cybersecurity following a series of global cyberattacks that occurred at the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Class I CSX and short-line operator OmniTRAX, as well as several rail companies around the world.

August 31, 2021 | Technology

Showcase: Improving cybersecurity for track vacancy systems

While achieving the highest safety levels (SIL4) for track vacancy systems is now understood to be an industry standard, Voestalpine decided to go one step further.

October 19, 2020 | Technology

Keolis Commuter Services takes Boston systems offline following ransomware attack

KEOLIS Commuter Services, which operates the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail network in Boston, has suffered a ransomware attack that may have leaked employee information.

September 10, 2020 | Technology

Preparing to face the digital threat

Increasing digitalisation opens the railway up to a broad range of cybersecurity threats, both known and unknown. David Burroughs looks at the dangers to the industry, how it is preparing and what else is required to protect suppliers, operators and customers in this digital era.

July 23, 2020 | Technology

Adif hit by cyberattack

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has been hit by a cyberattack in which hackers have claimed to have taken 800GB of data including correspondence and contracts.

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