The digital transformation of the railways, as in other sectors, brings new opportunities together with novel challenges. Cyber security is a key requirement to enable railways to deploy and exploit the full extent of a connected, digital paradigm. The European Union has defined an objective and a framework on cybersecurity, including preparedness and awareness of all actors against cyber threats, and several initiatives are relevant for the railways.
This ERA webinar on rail cybersecurity, jointly organised with ENISA*, aims at presenting how this cybersecurity framework applies to railway stakeholders, and how the railway framework is evolving to reflect more the concerns on cybersecurity.
A joint introduction from both ERA and ENISA Executive Directors will be followed by high level presentations on ENISA's activities related to rail and ERA's activities on cybersecurity.
* The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) is the Union's agency dedicated to achieving a high common level of cybersecurity across Europe. ENISA contributes to EU cyber policy, enhances the trustworthiness of ICT products, services and processes with cybersecurity certification schemes, cooperates with Member States and EU bodies, and helps Europe prepare for the cyber challenges of tomorrow.