DKE
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.
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Investigation of cyber-attack on Polish rail network
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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How railway cyber security works in a nutshell
Step 1: Plan Security Management: This is the first step in the process, indicating the importance of planning and managing security measures effectively. Step 2: Security Risk Analysis (IEC 62443-3-2): The second step involves conducting a security risk analysis in accordance with the IEC 62443-3-2 standard. This step is crucial for identifying potential security risks…
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WormGPT and FraudGPT
As with any new technology, the “other side” is trying to figure out how to use it to their advantage. The normal commercial versions of LLMs have barriers built in to prevent the creation of malware code or phishing mails, for example. If you remove these barriers, you get the output that we as security…
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Would you recognize?
📸 How good are you at recognising AI-generated people? ❓ Would you be sceptical if the person tried to connect with you on LinkedIn, for example? You can test yourself on these two sites: 🌐 Which Face Is Real?🌐 thispersondoesnotexist.com
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Is your Android phone up-to-date?
💡 Tip for the weekend: Does your Android phone have the latest updates installed?
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AI in the rail sector
We are already seeing real-world applications of artificial intelligence in the rail sector. Deutsche Bahn is using artificial intelligence to reduce delays on its network. My prediction: This is just the beginning of ML/AI applications in our sector. We will see machine learning and AI algorithms becoming more and more widespread in the coming years….
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How will AI affect the security of industrial systems?
This excellent talk from RSA Conference 2023 tries to answer this question with what is currently known regarding: A clear recommendation to watch this presentation by Jason Kramer and Dr. Ulrich Lang, CEO to anyone in the OT/ICS industry.
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Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
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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Is your OT-to-cloud connection secure?
Here are some questions to ask! Of course this is not the full list of questions, since your environment has to be known to choose the corresponding countermeasures.