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Ready to rock InnoTrans 2022 day 1!

Ready to rock InnoTrans 2022 day 1!
This was my start into the new week this morning! 🌞🚴 This week I’m at one of our customers laboratories. Certain tests with OT components require physical presence and can’t be done remotely – which is a difference to a lot of IT environments.
On my way to Berlin for our Competence Center Security workshop! At ICS – Informatik Consulting Systems, we have multiple Competence Centers, which focus on different areas such as RAMS, validation or my field: security. Since exchange of knowledge and experience is crucial in the field of security, we meet tomorrow for an in-person workshop…
Hydrogen has the advantage of being a chemical form of storing energy. This can help in the railway sector to bridge gaps between parts of the track where electric power is available and parts which are not electrified yet. Battery power is not the one-fits-all solution, especially for heavy freight trains or also in other…
The Polish Press Agency (PAP) reports a cyber attack on the Polish rail network in the north-west of the country in Szczecin. A BBC article reports: “Hackers broke into railway frequencies to disrupt traffic in the north-west of the country overnight, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Saturday.The signals were interspersed with recording of…
What keeps a city up and running? It‘s logistics! In June, I had the chance to get a look behind the scenes of the Berlin harbour „Westhafen“ (BEHALA) together with the network of young railway engineers of the Verband der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland (VDB) e.V. (German Railway Industry Association). Highlight of our trip was the…
On the way to the Verband Deutscher Eisenbahn-Ingenieure e.V. (VDEI) conference about railway cybersecurity where I’ll be speaking tomorrow… of course by train!