February 9, 2018 — Milwaukee — Progressive Railroading's 4th annual Secure Rail Conference brings together the stakeholders in surface transportation security — U.S. government agencies, industry trade organizations, rail organizations, shippers and suppliers to discuss the latest risks and threats to physical and cyber security, and how to safeguard your organization from these threats. Secure Rail takes place April 24 - 25, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL.

New Educational Sessions

What Happens After the Assessment? A VRE Case Study

The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) recently had improvements made to their overall physical and cybersecurity after undergoing a vulnerability assessment performed by RPI Group. The assessment is based on NIST framework and previous DoD experience. Getting to this successful result required an identified need, funding for the project and the ability to implement the required changes. This case study will be presented from three different perspectives: risk mitigation, management and implementation. Representatives from RPI Group will discuss how participants working together led the team to success with this type of project, plus touch on the problems faced and how such problems were overcome for a successful result.

Evaluating the effects of cybersecurity measures

The National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) is developing a cybersecurity testbed for railroad transportation systems. The goal of this testbed is to measure the performance impact of the railroad operation when instrumented with cybersecurity measures. Through measurement methodology and metrics development, the results of the study will lead to a publication of guideline on cybersecurity implementation and best practices for the railroad industry.

For the complete list of Secure Rail educational sessions, visit SecureRailConference.com.

Register by February 23rd & Save $200
In addition to 20+ conference sessions, Secure Rail will feature numerous networking opportunities, lunch functions, an opening night reception and tabletop exhibits from leading industry suppliers. The regular price to attend Secure Rail is $975, but for those who sign up by February 23, 2018, the cost to attend is only $775. For more information on Secure Rail, contact Gina Doyle, Program Manager, Education & Conferencing, at 414-228- 7701, ext. 459 or gina.doyle@tradepress.com. For information on sponsorship, contact Kirk Bastyr, Publisher and International Sales at 502-500-3524 or at kirk.bastyr@tradepress.com.

About Progressive Railroading
The event is brought to the market by the Progressive Railroading brand, which covers the array of freight and passenger rail industry issues and trends — from new-business development to business-process change to the technology evolution — for 25,000 North American railroad executives and managers. Products include Progressive Railroading magazine; ProgressiveRailroading.com, a website featuring news, web-only articles, webcasts, audio interviews and video features; Progressive Railroading's Daily News, a daily news wire; RailTrends, an annual freight rail conference attended by the financial and capital communities, owners, lenders, operators, marketers and every other group affected by the rail business; and two annuals — the Car & Locomotive Yearbook & Buyers Guide and the Track Yearbook & Buyers Guide.