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62 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018
CYBERSECURITY
become overwhelmed by the
volume of alerts that need to be
responded to and addressed, and
even relatively passive dangers
like viruses and malware can
negatively impact operations.
One approach that can help
to mitigate this challenge is automation
— or supporting the
execution of frequent, repeatable
actions without intervention
— which can help speed
up investigation and mitigation
of incidents. Th is in turn can
help address another common
challenge: a lack of qualifi ed
personnel. Th ere is a shortage
of skilled cybersecurity professionals
worldwide, which places
obvious limits on human-centric
approaches.
More broadly, a structured
approach to security is needed,
which encompasses both
business processes and technology
based interventions,
including:
• End-to-end security that encompasses
network operations
and processes
• Security analytics to correlate
security-related information
from across the network
• Devices and cloud layers to
spot suspicious activity and
provide insight into threats
• Multiple layers of encryption
to protect network traffi c
• Security automation
• Incident response plans
• Regulations and policies
An emerging capability that
can also enhance cybersecurity
eff orts is machine learning,
a technique that can be used to
assess threat information from
across the network, connected
devices and cloud-based services
to unearth potential security
compromises that can
then be quickly identifi ed and
mitigated in the future.
Combined, these strategies
form a multi-layered, defense-indepth
approach that can address
today’s security threats, while
also providing a framework for
the judicious management of
limited resources.
Th e risks to critical infrastructure
are quite substantial
and cut across both economic
and national security dimensions.
Governments throughout
the world, including the U.S.,
have created robust frameworks
to address these threats. As operators
of an important strategic
asset, railway operators have
an important role to play in the
development and implementation
of infrastructure protection
measures.
At the center of a railway
operator’s cybersecurity threat
mitigation strategy is an advanced
communications network.
Today’s networks can
help provide intelligence to
detect and track new threats,
reduce vulnerabilities and provide
analytics to correlate data
from multiple domains to help
identify suspicious, malicious or
inadvertent anomalies.
Combining threat intelligence
data and security analytics
makes it possible to detect
threats and prescribe the
appropriate response more effectively
— providing strategic
mitigation to strategic threats.
Th e benefi ts of this approach
are manifold. Security incidents
can be very costly for railway operators,
not just from the loss of
revenue from disrupted passenger
services, but from recovery
and restoration costs, potential
lawsuits, damage to brand reputation,
compensation to users
and non-compliance penalties.
Speaking of which, railway operators
face increasingly stringent
legal, regulatory and compliance
requirements — making
them directly accountable for
ensuring eff ective information
security and data
privacy.
Karsten Oberle is
the head of the
Global Railway
Practice for Nokia.
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