Cyber-Threats in Guided-Transport Systems
At the 10ᵗʰ National Tram-System Seminar (Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport, Rome) we outlined how digitalisation, CBTC & SCADA expose rail networks to ransomware, sabotage and supply-chain attacks.
Highlights
- IT–OT convergence: wider attack surface; legacy PLCs now reachable via IP.
- Threat actors: state-sponsored APTs, hacktivists, insider threats, cyber-gangs.
- Case studies: Wi-Fi defacement in UK stations (2024), coordinated TGV sabotage pre-Paris Olympics (2024), supply-chain “kill-switch” in Polish rolling-stock (2022).
- Controls roadmap: IEC 62443 zoning, anomaly detection on CAN frames, continuous red-/purple-team drills.