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.
Dr Howard Parkinson, Research Fellow, Institute of Railway Research, University of Huddersfield
Dr Howard Parkinson Research Fellow, Institute of Railway Research University of Huddersfield Biography [...]
AI in Rail OT Security: Risks, Opportunities, and the Path Forward
Miki Shifman CTO and Co-Founder Cylus Biography Miki Shifman is the CTO and co-founder [...]
Digital Risk Assessment in the Engineering Change Process
Darren Fitzgerald Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. [...]
Building Resilient Rail Systems: Leveraging Reference Architecture and IEC 63452 for Cybersecurity
Christian Juel-Jensen Head of Security Engineering and Advisory Bane NOR Biography Christian has [...]
Dimitri van Zantvliet | Directeur Cybersecurity | CISO Dutch Railway | Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Dimitri van Zantvliet Cybersecurity Director / CISO Dutch Railways (NS) Biography Dimitri van [...]
Gertjan Tamis | Enterprise Architect Cybersecurity | NS/Dutch Railways
Gertjan Tamis Enterprise Architect Cybersecurity NS/Dutch Railways Biography Gertjan Tamis is an Enterprise Architect [...]
Bruno Corasolla Global Head of Digital Train | LoB Vehicles | Hitachi Rail
Bruno Corasolla Global Head of Digital Train | LoB Vehicles Hitachi Rail Biography [...]
Christian Juel-Jensen | Head of Security Engineering and Advisory | Bane NOR
Christian Juel-Jensen Head of Security Engineering and Advisory Bane NOR Biography Christian has [...]
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