Understanding Cyber Threats in Transport

Understanding Cyber Threats in Transport — ENISA (europa.eu)

The report makes clear that there are different types of cyber attacks that can negatively impact railways, and they are likely to increase, warns ENISA. The agency deems that the significant increase in hacktivist activity, which followed Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the increasing rate of DDoS attacks are highly likely to continue. Though currently, most cyber attacks had little impact on train services itself, it also foresees that ransomware groups will likely target and disrupt Operational Technology (OT) systems in the foreseeable future, partly due to the ongoing digital transformation in the transport sector and the increased connectivity between IT and OT networks.