A working forum for rail cybersecurity
Welcome to Cyber Senate
CyberSenate brings together the people responsible for securing rail systems — operators, infrastructure leaders, and suppliers working across complex, long-lifecycle environments.
The focus is simple: how cybersecurity works in practice.
Not frameworks in isolation, but how systems are actually protected, monitored, and recovered when things go wrong — across networks, control systems, and supplier ecosystems.
Built around real-world rail operations
Rail systems don’t fail in theory — they fail in live environments, under pressure, across interconnected systems and suppliers.
CyberSenate exists to reflect that reality.
Discussions focus on operational systems, incident response, supplier integration, and the day-to-day challenges of keeping rail services running safely and securely.
Core areas of focus
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Securing operational rail systems
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Managing risk across supplier ecosystems
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Responding to incidents under real-world constraints
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Bridging IT and OT in long-lifecycle environments
From the Summits
Selected moments and discussions from recent Rail Cybersecurity Summits.
Raising the Bar: Defining “Good” Cyber Assurance in Rail OT – From Compliance to Confidence
Darin Gray Principal Assurance Engineer (System Safety & Cyber Security) NCB Assurance Biography [...]
Beyond the Mirror: Achieving Total Onboard Visibility
Alex Cowan CEO RazorSecure Biography Alex Cowan founded RazorSecure in 2015 following a career in [...]
Securing Multifunction Vehicle Bus (MVB)
Jyrki Keurulainen CTO EKE-Electronics Ltd. Biography Jyrki Keurulainen is the Chief Technology Officer [...]
CRA impact for railway and open points
Eddy Thesee Vice President, Group Products & Solutions Cybersecurity Alstom Biography Eddy Thesee [...]
NIS2 Oversight & Supervision in Rail
Anika Vonk Senior Cybersecurity Inspector Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management Biography I [...]
Incident Response Under Pressure: What Rail Can Learn from Mature OT & Safety-Critical Sectors
Kenny Holmes Head of Group Cyber Operations Nuclear Decommissioning Authority [...]
Francisco Lozano Ovejero | Head of R&D | Enyse
Francisco Lozano Ovejero Head of Research and Development Enyse Biography Francisco is the [...]
Lucia Capogna | Cybersecurity and Software Assurance Team Leader | Visiting Professor in Cybersecurity and Operational Technology | Systra
Lucia Capogna Cybersecurity and Software Assurance Team Leader | Visiting Professor in Cybersecurity [...]
Expanding beyond cybersecurity
Some of the challenges facing rail systems sit beyond cybersecurity — in supplier ecosystems, system integration, and operational accountability.
These are addressed through the Operational Risk Council (ORC).
Rail Supply Chain Forum
A focused forum examining supplier ecosystems, integration risk, and long-lifecycle system accountability in rail environments.
👉 ben.reed@operationalriskcouncil.com