Coming off the tracks: the cyberthreats facing rail operators. Issue 11 (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cowan, Alex
• Is Part Of: Network security. Volume 2021:Issue 11(2021)
• Page Start: 12
• Page End: 14
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Computer security -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 005.805
• DOI: 10.1016/S1353-4858(21)00131-8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-4858

Abstract

Abstract : The rail industry has always been committed to ensuring safe and reliable journeys for passengers. It is an industry made up of a host of different organisations that all have specific safety responsibilities and defined safety duties, as detailed in regulations and standards. However, as trains have gone through a digital transformation and adopted new connectivity and devices, the risk of a new kind of threat has emerged – that of a cyber security attack. So let's take a look at how the risk has manifested and what railway operators, train manufacturers and other industry parties can do to address this.