SIGNAL+DRAHT | Ausgabe 04/2022
TS 50701 – Cybersecurity from an assessment perspective
The ongoing digitalization in the rail sector brings new challenges and threats. While mainly proprietary networks as well as hard- and software was used in railway systems in the past, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components play an increasingly important role due to stringent cost constraints or required new functionalities. As a consequence, during risk analysis one can typically no longer assume a closed network. Furthermore, known security vulnerabilities in embedded COTS components immediately enable attacks against railway systems....