Cybersecurity in public transport: The operator of Hannover’s public transport was hacked. According to the linked article, it seems to be a ransomware attack. Bus and railway operation are not affected, but different systems such as the displays at the stations or the ticketing platform for the new “Deutschlandticket”. https://www.csoonline.com/de/a/cyberattacke-auf-hannoversche-verkehrsbetriebe,3674537
What’s happening in the German security & AI startup sector? Tomorrow is the final of the “Deutscher Startup-Pokal” for the security and AI sector, organised by GFFT e.V.. I have been asked to be part of the jury for the security startups that will be pitching tomorrow: 💡 sematicon AG💡 Cybervize💡 ONEKEY Together with the…
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…
This month I’ve earned the Information Security Risk Manager. ISO/IEC 27005 certification of rigcert.education. Having multiple years of experience in managing security risks in OT environments according to IEC 62443-3-2, the ISO 27005 provides an extended perspective on risk management. Effective information security risk management is crucial for maintaining secure systems. Failing to properly assess…
This is actually a very interesting attack vector described in this post:As an attacker place a Google Ad for a keyword, which will be mapped to accidentally pasted unprotected Dropbox links (I’m sure, this will also work with other cloud providers) and see what you will get… LinkedIn Post
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…