March 16, 2018 — Milwaukee, WI — Leading cyber experts agree on one key topic at Secure Rail 2018: the need for urgent action in the cybersecurity arena. Cybersecurity education is the main focus during the two-day conference put on by Progressive Railroading. The sessions provide the knowledge and tools to better address cybersecurity risks facing rail transportation. The first cyber education session will take place the morning of Tuesday, April 24th.

"Now more than ever, people need to understand what cyber issues they face in order to successfully address them," said Gina Doyle, Program Education Manager for Secure Rail. "The fundamental objective here is safety and protection. Risk always existed, but now people better understand the impact, which is why having these conversations is so important."

Secure Rail cyber security sessions offer a comprehensive approach, providing engaging content that teaches attendees how to avoid, accept, transfer or mitigate cyber risks. With sessions like Cyber Security Monitoring in Modern Transit, participants will learn how to identify vulnerabilities, take steps to reduce cyber risks, regularly maintain and evaluate the effectiveness of cyber-related implementations, and, how to handle a major cyber incident or breach. Sessions include: Evaluating the Effects of Cybersecurity Measures Using a Railroad Simulation Model, There's Better Security in the Cloud, but Are You Using it Securely?, and Cybersecurity and the Transportation Industry: Avoiding Rocks and Whirlpools in the Cyberstream to name just a few during the two-day conference. For more on Secure Rail Conference 2018, visit www.securerailconference.com

Secure Rail provides attendees with new ideas and strategies from industry experts, solutions and products for security challenges and the opportunity to make new connections with fellow attendees. The conference takes place in Orlando, Florida at the Rosen Centre Hotel on April 24 - 25. For more on Secure Rail Conference 2018, visit www.securerailconference.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.