RazorSecure now present in Australia & New Zealand
Australia's economy is booming after the country's strong resilience and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Projects on infrastructure spending are ongoing and projects such as the Sydney Metro, Cross River Rail, Melbourne Metro and WA’s METRONET are transforming passenger networks in Australia’s major city centres. The rail focus is on heavy rail for freight and rail for metro systems.
Australian State Governments are regularly releasing contracts to supply new rolling stock for current projects, as well as refreshing existing fleets with new features such as passenger WiFi. This is bringing a new generation of smart, highly interconnected vehicles – which brings many operational and customer benefits but also potential cyber vulnerabilities, even to legacy fleets.
Therefore, it is perfect timing for RazorSecure to expand our services to the Australian market. We are pleased to announce that Steven Langley is joining us to look after the Australia and New Zealand markets. Steven has extensive railway and technology experience in the UK, Australia and internationally. Previously, Steven was IT Projects Director for Veolia UK, covering Train Operators such as SouthEastern and Southern; he managed the franchising of London Overground, and ran technology startups in onboard video surveillance and Artificial Intelligence. Since a 2010 move to Australia he has been Global Business Manager for the simulation division of the Knorr Bremse group.
“I’m very excited to be joining RazorSecure. Already I’ve found there’s a huge interest in on-train Cyber Security in Australia. This is partly driven by Medibank and other mass hacking cases we have experienced recently in Australia, and partly by the many new-build train and tram fleets that have recently arrived or are currently being manufactured.
What’s been a revelation to me is the emerging requirement for digital asset maintenance to efficiently manage all the software updates to all these now-digital control systems including brakes and doors, PIS, CCTV etc. So not just pure Cyber Security. That’s going to be a huge new operational discipline.”
Cyber Security is a very real, pressing issue with almost daily reminders in Australia of public instances of major breaches. As we rush to seize the benefits of a smart, digital railway, our comprehensive solutions can now ensure this is done in a secure digital environment. The cyber security standard AS7770 issued by RISSB gives a good basis with requirements and recommendations for rail operators and infrastructure managers for implementing an effective cyber security management system. In this Standard, rail cyber security is the preservation of the reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) of rail control systems and the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data in ancillary systems and the privacy of customer information. We have developed our solutions to align with the latest cyber security frameworks and regulations including AS7770, whilst also supporting efficient ongoing operations.
RazorSecure’s experience with operational deployments makes us a trusted partner to support Australian rail owners and operators who want to implement cyber security solutions that ensure compliance with AS7770 cyber security standard. Working regularly with operators, RazorSecure cyber products are deployed on more than 2500 rail vehicles to date, collaborating with 9 different train operators as well as 5 different train builders in both Europe and North-America.