TRB conducted a webinar on May 13, 2015, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET that presented material developed for an NCHRP project on Effective Practices for the Protection of Transportation Infrastructure from Cyber Incidents. This material is focused on the delivery of fundamental strategy, management and planning information associated with transportation control systems cybersecurity, and its applicability to transit and state departments of transportation operations. The webinar intended to narrow the knowledge gap between cybersecurity specialists and transportation operations managers by providing greater context and information regarding transportation critical systems, security vulnerabilities of typical transportation control systems, and cybersecurity planning and procedures.
Cyber incidents (intentional and unintentional) may likely occur in transportation systems due to the increasing convergence and dependence on digital components and systems. Cybersecurity incidents are not always intentional attacks on specific systems. Equipment failures and maintenance procedures can cause unexpected incidents, such as a loss of traffic management capabilities or signaling systems.
This webinar provided an overview of the nature of transportation cyber events and their operational and safety impacts. It featured common vulnerabilities, a list of effective practices and recommended mitigation strategies, and effective decision making approaches for implementing cyber security in transportation systems.
A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. This webinar has been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for two Certification Maintenance Credits. Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.
Webinar Presenters
- Pat Bye, Western Management & Consulting, LLC
- Jennifer Bayuk, Jennifer L. Bayuk, LLC
- David Fletcher, Western Management & Consulting, LLC
Moderated by: David Fletcher,
Western Management & Consulting, LLC
Webinar Outline
- Introduction: What is Cybersecurity and Why It Matters to Highway Transportation
- Top Myths of Transportation Cybersecurity
- Cyber Security Principles
- Risk Management Principles and Risk Management Approaches
- Plans and Strategies, Establishing Priorities, Organizing Roles and Responsibilities
- Highway Transportation Operational Systems (traffic management systems, communications systems, environmental control systems)
- Countermeasures: Protection of Infrastructure and Operational Systems
- Training: Building a Culture of Cyber Security
- Security Programs and Support Frameworks
The first 90 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify common cyber vulnerabilities of transportation infrastructure, including those pertaining to various operations systems used in their organization;
- Assess whether individual continuity and disaster management plans include cyber-risks;
- Recognize whether sufficient resources and training are in place to monitor, identify intrusions, take effective countermeasures and recover from serious cyber incidents; and
- Use the slides presented in this webinar to develop more mature governance approaches, if insufficient resources or training deficiencies are uncovered.
Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of
TRB Sponsors or
TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees;
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
- CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar;
- Members of the media;
- Employees of tribal governments; and
- Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $89 per site. View our
pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for two Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to individuals who register and attend the webinar. For groups, only the person who registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in February 2015. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:
www.RCEP.net.
American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
This webinar has been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for two Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.
To report your CM credits, visit
www.planning.org/cm
- Login using your ID# and password
- Select My CM log
- Select Add Credits
- Under Browse you have the option of searching by Date, Provider, or Distance Education and using the search box to type in the name of the event or activity and clicking go
- A pop-up box will appear. If this is a multi-part event you will have the option to select from a list of activities
- Please rate, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and answer
- Click submit and the CM credits should appear in your CM log
If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact
AICPCM@planning.org.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
This Summary Last Modified On: 11/13/2015