Security

DDoS attacks

ByStefan Karg 03.02.202325.08.2025

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) informs about a wave of DDoS attacks against websites of mainly airports as well as from the financial sector and the government, which happened last week.

Post of BSI on LinkedIn

Conferences / Events

ICS Webinar: Security lifecycle management for existing ETCS products
ByStefan Karg 14.11.202225.08.2025

Are you already registered for the English edition of our ICS – Informatik Consulting Systems webinar tomorrow? 📣 I’ll be talking about the topic “Security lifecycle management for existing ETCS products”. If you’re not yet registered, I’m inviting you to register today and dial in tomorrow! https://think-ics.com/aktuelles/events/webinar-security-management-webinar-railsystems/

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Security

Üstra hacked
ByStefan Karg 04.04.202325.08.2025

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

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OT

Investigation of cyber-attack on Polish rail network
ByStefan Karg 28.08.202325.08.2025

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…

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Security

3 types of 2FA
ByStefan Karg 20.07.202225.08.2025

Today you can learn about 3 types of two-factor authentication (2FA).

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Security

Is your Android phone up-to-date?
ByStefan Karg 23.06.202325.08.2025

💡 Tip for the weekend: Does your Android phone have the latest updates installed?

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AI

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
ByStefan Karg 04.06.202325.08.2025

I’m happy to share that last weekend I passed the Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals certification exam. As a rail security professional, why am I sitting for an AI-related exam when I’m not a data scientist? The rail industry is moving more and more towards interconnected technical solutions. Of course, we are not yet seeing…

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