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April 23, 2026 | Infrastructure

The safety case for cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is no longer just a security issue, but is increasingly having a direct impact on the safe operation of railways worldwide, as Erin Plemons and Ruben Peña* explain.

September 22, 2025 | Technology

Protecting employee data from hackers

Rail businesses are required to maintain records containing the personal details of their employees as part of their daily operations. But failure to keep those details secure can have devastating consequences for employees and employers alike, as Thibault Serlet* explains.

November 15, 2024 | Technology

Keeping rail and metro networks safe from cyber threats

Cybersecurity has rapidly risen to become a top priority for rail and metro operators. Mark Simmons talks to UITP senior manager Miryam Hernández and UITP’s cybersecurity committee chair Paul Gwynn to discover how operators can become cyber-resilient.

June 13, 2024 | Metros

The quiet face of public transport

The secretary general of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), Mohamed Mezghani, has been quietly advocating the advancement of public transport for three decades. In an exclusive interview with Mark Simmons he explains how gentle persuasion can have long-lasting effects.

May 16, 2024 | Technology

IT-Trans 2024 News Highlights - Day 2

Cybersecurity and AI were key conference themes for the second day running, while the results of a four-year data project were revealed.

December 5, 2023 | Signalling

Amey and Indra to develop new digital signalling system

Open system will incorporate ETCS technology.

September 4, 2023 | Technology

Unauthorised radio stop signal disrupts PKP operations

Weakness of unencrypted radio system exploited to bring trains to a stand.

March 22, 2023 | Technology

EU cybersecurity agency reports on threat to rail

Denial of service attacks have increased since invasion of Ukraine.

February 10, 2023 | Technology

Rail’s digital vulnerabilities worry cyber experts

As the rail environment becomes ever more digitalised, it is also becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks that can range from efforts to steal data to malicious acts to disrupt operations. But rail’s ability to deal with these threats is concerning experts, as David Burroughs reports.

July 13, 2022 | Technology

Cervello to protect SBB signalling against cybersecurity threats

Threats identified by monitoring network.

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