Continued transport modernisation and the implications for security

Abstract

Modern transport systems, as illustrated in the previous chapters, are changing in several ways that are impacting their cybersecurity profile, and in a world where cybersecurity threats are becoming ever more sophisticated and targeted. New transportation systems on the ground, in the air, in water and even in space are being researched and engineered, integrated and operated, and these are generating new types of data and will be operated with innovative means of control. Moreover, some high profile incidents illustrating national exposure to new risks have raised the urgency to the most senior levels of government, evidenced by US President Biden's 100-day review of the US electric supply chains, equipment and programmable components. The development of electrical-based transportation has resulted in the re-evaluation of supply networks to encompass new dependencies, such as on electric instead of hydrocarbon resources. Some key themes of this evolution are outlined below, along with some implications for cybersecurity.