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.
Cyber Senate welcome Unisys as key 2019 portfolio sponsors for 2019
Unisys, 2019 Cyber Senate Industrial Control Cyber Security Critical Infrastructure portfolio partners
Global experts gather to discuss increasing cyber threat to our railways
Key topics on the agenda include:
· The integration and convergence of IT and OT
· How to manage and mitigate the risk of cyber threat
· Managing supply chain and third party risk
· Identifying and addressing blind spots
· Innovations in detection and mitigation
· Configuration management
· Incorporating resilience into information systems
· Critical control system components
Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure show launched for Spring 2019
“A new addition to the Cyber Senate portfolio, building on our reputation and expertise in bringing together senior information security professionals responsible for the secure operation of essential assets along with some of the world’s leading cyber security subject matter experts.”
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