Advanced Solutions to Improve Cybersecurity in Railway

(AI Factory /RAILWAY)

Goal

The main goal of the research undertaken is to minimise the risk of cyber threats and to quantify them.

Project status and results

Railway maintenance based on information and communications technologies (ICT), generally depends on Internet infrastructure, and this makes it vulnerable to Cyber-attacks. These attacks can severely impact stakeholders, including safety compromises, data breaches, reputational damage, financial losses, and service disruptions. Developing robust cybersecurity solutions is crucial to mitigate these risks. This research is using both qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting cybersecurity data. Collecting cybersecurity data is really a challenging task because of its sensitivity due to its safety and security issues.

This project investigates cybersecurity challenges in railway organisations, assessing their maturity levels and proposing a cybersecurity framework. The project develops a game-based approach for understanding cyberattacks within the Cyber Kill Chain. Furthermore, this project conducted a comprehensive literature review on cybersecurity in Industry 5.0, highlighting emerging trends, gaps, and potential solutions. The figure shows a schematic of cybersecurity considerations within Industry 5.0.