SECRET

SECurity of Railways against Electromagnetic aTtacks

 Coordinatore INSTITUT FRANCAIS DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DES TRANSPORTS, DE L'AMENAGEMENT ET DES RESEAUX 

 Organization address address: CITE DESCARTES - BOULEVARD ISAAC NEWTON - CHAMPS SUR MARNE 14 -20
city: MARNE LA VALLEE
postcode: 77447

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Erik
Cognome: Bessmann
Email: send email
Telefono: +33 4 72 14 26 27

 Nazionalità Coordinatore France [FR]
 Totale costo 4˙256˙417 €
 EC contributo 3˙059˙433 €
 Programma FP7-SECURITY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security
 Code Call FP7-SEC-2011-1
 Funding Scheme CP-FP
 Anno di inizio 2012
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2012-08-01   -   2015-11-30

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    INSTITUT FRANCAIS DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DES TRANSPORTS, DE L'AMENAGEMENT ET DES RESEAUX

 Organization address address: CITE DESCARTES - BOULEVARD ISAAC NEWTON - CHAMPS SUR MARNE 14 -20
city: MARNE LA VALLEE
postcode: 77447

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Erik
Cognome: Bessmann
Email: send email
Telefono: +33 4 72 14 26 27

FR (MARNE LA VALLEE) coordinator 781˙113.90
2    ALSTOM BELGIUM SA

 Organization address address: rue Cambier-Dupret 50-52
city: CHARLEROI
postcode: 6001

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Marcel
Cognome: Miller
Email: send email
Telefono: +32 71445607

BE (CHARLEROI) participant 427˙803.50
3    TRIALOG

 Organization address address: 25 RUE DU GENERAL FOY
city: PARIS
postcode: 75008

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Michel
Cognome: Sall
Email: send email
Telefono: 33144706100

FR (PARIS) participant 331˙695.00
4    POLITECNICO DI TORINO

 Organization address address: Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
city: TORINO
postcode: 10129

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Manuela
Cognome: Sciandra
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 11 0904152
Fax: +39 11 0904171

IT (TORINO) participant 305˙716.60
5    UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA

 Organization address address: BARRIO SARRIENA S N
city: LEIOA
postcode: 48940

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Astrid
Cognome: Beascoa
Email: send email
Telefono: 34946018080
Fax: 34946013550

ES (LEIOA) participant 243˙000.00
6    ZANASI ALESSANDRO SRL

 Organization address address: VIA G B AMICI 29
city: MODENA
postcode: 41100

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Alessandro
Cognome: Zanasi
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 349 4131718

IT (MODENA) participant 227˙540.00
7    FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V

 Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C
city: MUENCHEN
postcode: 80686

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Sabine
Cognome: Mayer
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 89 12053195
Fax: +49 89 1205773195

DE (MUENCHEN) participant 215˙623.00
8    SOCIETE NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS

 Organization address address: PLACE AUX ETOILES 2
city: ST DENIS
postcode: 93200

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Philippe
Cognome: Massy
Email: send email
Telefono: 33612472387

FR (ST DENIS) participant 194˙370.00
9    UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER

 Organization address address: RUE JEAN REY 16
city: PARIS
postcode: 75015

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Oana
Cognome: Patraulescu
Email: send email
Telefono: 33144492104

FR (PARIS) participant 139˙200.00
10    UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE

 Organization address city: LIEGE
postcode: 4000

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Isabelle
Cognome: Halleux
Email: send email
Telefono: +32 43 66 54 28
Fax: +32 43 66 55 58

BE (LIEGE) participant 120˙880.00
11    EUROPE RECHERCHE TRANSPORT

 Organization address address: AVENUE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND 25
city: BRON
postcode: 69675

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Stéphane
Cognome: Laporte
Email: send email
Telefono: 33181668671

FR (BRON) participant 72˙491.00

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network    protection    risk    em    technologies    secret    public    generate    levels    vulnerability    railway    affect    electronic    impact    architecture    jamming    attack    electromagnetic    economic    railways    infrastructure    command    rail    systemic    attacks    threat    detection    solutions    security    threats    harmonized    communications    recommendations   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'SECRET addresses the protection of railway infrastructure against EM attacks. Railway infrastructure is an attractive target for EM attacks, because of its familiarity and ease of access, with extended economic and security consequences. Today, the European rail network is evolving to harmonize the management system. This is reflected by new integrated technologies, adequate procedures and centralization of command centres. The new technologies facilitate the implementation of a harmonized system and improve the network competitiveness. However, they are also highly vulnerable to EM attacks (HPM and EMP). Railway actors fear this growing EM vulnerability and have no knowledge on the extent and severity of consequences. The risk of EM attacks is also increasing due to the higher use of interoperable systems (command/control, information systems). The harmonization of the European railway network results in a harmonized EM vulnerability. Thus, a device to generate EM attacks will have the same impact anywhere in Europe, facilitating the implementation of simultaneous EM attacks. Meanwhile, with the proliferation of wireless systems, access to radiated emission equipment is radically democratized, which facilitates the manufacture of EM interference transmitters able to disturb the technologies used for management of the railway network. Objectives of SECRET are to: -identify the vulnerability points at different levels (from the electronic to the systemic vision) -identify EM attack scenarios and risk assessment (service degradation, potential accidents, economic impacts…) - identify public equipment which can be used to generate EM attacks -develop protection rules to strengthen the infrastructure (at electronic, architecture and systemic levels) -develop EM attack detection devices and processes -develop resilient architecture able to adequately react in case of EM attack detection -extract recommendations to ensure resiliency and contribute to standards'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Standardised European rail equipment makes it easy to attack the network. A European study assessed likely forms of electromagnetic (EM) attack, and is devising protective solutions involving reliable communications architecture and a management system.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The homogenisation of European rail network technologies brings many advantages, yet also introduces security risks. EM equipment able to affect one part of the system can easily affect another, especially considering that Europe's railways only adapt public technologies.

With EU funding, the 'Security of railways against electromagnetic attacks' (http://www.secret-project.eu (SECRET)) project investigated the impact of EM attacks on European rail networks. Comprised of an 11-member consortium, the project's objectives include threat assessment, technical protection and policy recommendations. The initiative will conclude in August 2015, after three years of operation.

The project considered how to proceed with a risk analysis of rail network technologies and threat assessment. Research identified the three most probable classes of attack. Two were possible but technically difficult, leaving the most credible threat as the jamming of information transmitted between system components. Publicly detailing such threats makes implementing them easier; therefore, a 'use case' lacking sensitive information has been defined to test various solutions.

Laboratory testing characterised the signals produced by jamming devices and assessed the vulnerability of receiver equipment. Similar measurements were performed along the tracks, as well as inside train carriages and stations. Data were collected showing the effect of separated two-part EM attack devices.

The team has proposed a protection solution that combines robust communications architecture with an attack management sub-system. Testing will commence in a future phase of the project.

SECRET has thus far defined possible security threats to European rail systems, and is on the path to offering practical solutions. The research has also showed how attacks might work in practice.

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