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.
Rail Cybersecurity Conferences 2022
Cyber Senate are hosting two key Rail Cybersecurity Conferences in 2022. Sign up here to learn more.
Key government agencies and industry experts join the Cyber Senate Rail Cybersecurity USA conference
Key government agencies and industry experts join the Cyber Senate Rail Cybersecurity USA conference in Arlington Virginia on May 12/13th [...]
Breach Response, the Role of External Advisers, and Some Comments on the Difficulties of Managing Risk Through Cyber Insurance
**Unfortunately this presentation will no longer take place. We apologise for the inconvenience. Breach Response, the Role of External Advisers, [...]
Rail Sector: WHY WE NEED TS 50701
Why We Need TS 50701 presented by Alstom and Christian Schlehuber, Convenor of CENELEC TC [...]
Holding the Line: Developing Cyber Security in Safety Critical Organisations
Holding the Line: Developing Cyber Security in Safety Critical Organisations presented by Transport for London CISO, Jules Gascoigne, March 15th/16th [...]
Network Rail discusses “Security Assurance and Link to Product Certification”
Network Rail CISO, Darren Hepburn, will present at the Cyber Senate 7th annual Rail Cybersecurity Europe conference this March 15th [...]
Cybersecurity Attacks in 2021: They are becoming more systematic in their targeting
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) The number of data breaches publicly reported so far this year [...]
5G Threats to Critical Infrastructure
"While the move to 5G mobile deployments presents a wealth of opportunities and capabilities for us all, the technology also [...]
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