Security for Safety pitch at it-sa 2021
A short excerpt from my pitch on ‘Security for Safety’ as part of the BW-International Session at it-sa 2021 is available here:
A short excerpt from my pitch on ‘Security for Safety’ as part of the BW-International Session at it-sa 2021 is available here:
This morning I’m on the way to Frankfurt for ICS – Informatik Consulting Systems participating at a DKE security working group meeting regarding standardisation of railway security.
Greetings from Technische Universität Dresden! Today and tomorrow I am attending a conference regarding Control Command and Signalling (CCS) systems. We discuss the most recent technological, political and strategical developments, such as: – Digitalisation of railway– Advanced Protection System (APS)– European Train Control System (ETCS)– Automatic train operation (ATO)– …and many more topics.
Incidents such as the blackout in parts of Berlin lasting several days emphasize the importance of personal preparation for crisis and disaster. The German BBK has published checklists for this purpose. The BBK is the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance. Personally I don’t prefer to check off such a list on…
Since February 2022, cybersecurity threats to railways in the European Union have changed fundamentally: nation-state actors are no longer a theoretical possibility, but a dangerous reality. Russia is trying to sabotage European railways, warns Prague 💡 We therefore need to increase the resilience of the railway system against attacks by very capable attackers with access…
German Federal Office For Information Security (BSI) now officially warns to use anti-virus software of the russian manuafacturer Kaspersky. BSI – FAQ – Kaspersky
For me, yesterday was the last day of InnoTrans for this year. Now I have to rest my feet (of course in our red socks!). During this week, I’ve walked countless miles, talked to incredibly interesting people and once again experienced the wide range of products and services necessary to make our railway system work….