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 Cyber Security Post Event Report
During February 18th-19th Westlands Advisory attended the Cyber Senate on Rail Industry Cyber Security. The event was attended by executives and management from Train Operating Companies (TOC), Rolling Stock and Signalling Manufacturers, Cyber Security Engineers and Consultants, and Technology vendors. The presentations, panel discussions and debate during networking breaks covered issues ranging from implementation of standards to managing challenges such as third-party risk and developing defence in depth.
Innovation and change are coming to the rail industry. As infrastructure projects approach the end of lifecycles, a new era of rail travel is emerging that will be defined by digital technology, enabling improved services and better experiences. A digital rail network also brings security challenges that need to be addressed to ensure that the rail industry maintains its impressive safety record. Whilst security and safety are not inextricably linked, a security failure may have an adverse effect on rail industry safety, and this has resulted in a considerable amount of work to establish security standards and controls to improve cyber resilience.
To purchase this in depth review of the state of the industry, please visit https://cybersenate.com/rail-cyber-security-report/0dtxb5m8cxc5hxe1bs9fos8gihsjcc
Rail Cyber Security Pre and Post Conference Report
Cyber Senate in association with Westlands Advisory Group is pleased to provide a pre and post-event report this year.
Building Management Systems Cybersecurity Conference Dates Announced
The Cyber Senate are pleased to announce the Cyber Security for Building Management Systems Conference will be held in Washington DC at the Axis Communications Centre in Arlington Virgina/Washington DC.
The first wave of ambassadors and thought leaders have been announced and include:
Rail Cyber Security Podcast with Siemens Mobility
The talk will focus on the strategy achieving IEC 62443-3-3 Security Level 3 compliance for a country-wide, fully digitalized rail automation system. Topics are the current status of standardization, the required central security services and outlook for the protocols required to achieve interoperability. Additionally, the application of this strategy in a large rail-automation infrastructure project is presented at the conference
How to implement Cyber Security in large Railway Projects (Case Study)
Cyber Senate are pleased to announce SBB AG (Swiss Federal Railways) will be joining us for the 5th Annual Rail [...]
Rail Cyber Security Summit announces key industry stakeholders for February 18/19th in London
The Cyber Senate Rail Cyber Security Summit returns for the 5th annual event, taking place in London February 2020. We [...]
Security researcher Chris Kubecka tells Aviation Cyber Security conference attendees about cyber security vulnerabilities
CSO Online Coverage:Boeing's poor information security posture threatens passenger safety, national security, researcher sayshttps://www.csoonline.com/article/3451585/boeings-poor-information-security-posture-threatens-passenger-safety-national-security-researcher-s.html
Drug traffickers recruited hackers to breach IT systems that controlled the movement and location of containers.
Drug traffickers recruited hackers to breach IT systems that controlled the movement and location of containers.Police carried out a series [...]
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