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.
Lucia Capogna | Cybersecurity and Software Assurance Team Leader | Visiting Professor in Cybersecurity and Operational Technology | Systra
Lucia Capogna Cybersecurity and Software Assurance Team Leader | Visiting Professor in Cybersecurity [...]
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 [...]
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