A working forum for rail cybersecurity
Welcome to Cyber Senate
CyberSenate brings together the people responsible for securing rail systems — operators, infrastructure leaders, and suppliers working across complex, long-lifecycle environments.
The focus is simple: how cybersecurity works in practice.
Not frameworks in isolation, but how systems are actually protected, monitored, and recovered when things go wrong — across networks, control systems, and supplier ecosystems.
Built around real-world rail operations
Rail systems don’t fail in theory — they fail in live environments, under pressure, across interconnected systems and suppliers.
CyberSenate exists to reflect that reality.
Discussions focus on operational systems, incident response, supplier integration, and the day-to-day challenges of keeping rail services running safely and securely.
Core areas of focus
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Securing operational rail systems
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Managing risk across supplier ecosystems
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Responding to incidents under real-world constraints
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Bridging IT and OT in long-lifecycle environments
From the Summits
Selected moments and discussions from recent Rail Cybersecurity Summits.
Senior Rail Leaders Join the Rail Supply Chain Forum 2026
The Rail Supply Chain Forum 2026 has announced senior speakers from Network Rail, Anglia Railway, DfT Operator Limited and Jacobs. Taking place in London on 10 November 2026, the Operational Risk Council forum will examine supplier integration, organisational readiness, systems assurance and the delivery of operationally resilient railways.
Operating Railways Through Complex Supplier Ecosystems
Modern railways depend on increasingly complex supplier ecosystems. Who owns the asset, who maintains it, and who is responsible when it fails?
Raising the Bar: Defining “Good” Cyber Assurance in Rail OT – From Compliance to Confidence
Darin Gray Principal Assurance Engineer (System Safety & Cyber Security) NCB Assurance Biography [...]
Beyond the Mirror: Achieving Total Onboard Visibility
Alex Cowan CEO RazorSecure Biography Alex Cowan founded RazorSecure in 2015 following a career in [...]
Securing Multifunction Vehicle Bus (MVB)
Jyrki Keurulainen CTO EKE-Electronics Ltd. Biography Jyrki Keurulainen is the Chief Technology Officer [...]
CRA impact for railway and open points
Eddy Thesee Vice President, Group Products & Solutions Cybersecurity Alstom Biography Eddy Thesee [...]
NIS2 Oversight & Supervision in Rail
Anika Vonk Senior Cybersecurity Inspector Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management Biography I [...]
Incident Response Under Pressure: What Rail Can Learn from Mature OT & Safety-Critical Sectors
Kenny Holmes Head of Group Cyber Operations Nuclear Decommissioning Authority [...]
Expanding beyond cybersecurity
Some of the challenges facing rail systems sit beyond cybersecurity — in supplier ecosystems, system integration, and operational accountability.
These are addressed through the Operational Risk Council (ORC).
Rail Supply Chain Forum
A focused forum examining supplier ecosystems, integration risk, and long-lifecycle system accountability in rail environments.
👉 ben.reed@operationalriskcouncil.com