Topic: Cyber security

What cyber attack risks do the railways face?

AnalysisDDoS attacks have increased in the past year, mainly targeting railways, and ransomware is the most common type of cyber attacks, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) finds in its first cyber threat landscape...Read more

24-03-2023|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

Why new legal requirements are necessary for better cyber security in rail

BackgroundFor most of its history, rail has been a sector rather closed to new technologies. In terms of its operation to date, the key aspect emphasised both at legislative and executive level has been security...Read more

25-01-2023|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

Future rail communication systems: between efficiency and cyber threats

New communication technologies will lead to significant improvements in terms of digital transformation and more efficient train control. At the same time, increasing digitalisation is exposing the rail sector to cyber threats as never before....Read more

22-06-2022|1 comment|author: Esther Geerts

Thales launches eighth generation CBTC train control system

Thales presented various new digital applications during a press conference last week. One is a new version of the supplier’s Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) system called SelTracTM G8. This variant has a new digital...Read more

25-03-2021|Comment|author: Marieke van Gompel