The main objective of the TRANSCEND project ‘Transport resilience against Cyber and Non-Cyber Events to prevent Network Disruption’ is to provide operators of critical freight transport infrastructures with an integrated set of advanced tools, guidelines and technological solutions to reduce risk and improve protection against physical, cyber and hybrid threats. The aim is to create a Control Tower, a digital platform with integrated business intelligence to monitor the entire transport service.
Fundación Valenciaport will lead the development of the Spanish pilot, which will consist of the deployment of the Control Tower in a multimodal transport scenario from the Port of Valencia to Zaragoza Logistic by railway. In addition, it will be responsible for the analysis of all existing risks and vulnerabilities, such as type of control, sensors, database and cooperation, both IT (cybersecurity) and OT (physical security) systems.
The pilot will work on a scenario to improve some security aspects such as:
- Collaboration and exchange of information during transport operations, from the unloading of a container in the Port of Valencia to its arrival at the Zaragoza rail terminal.
- Establishment of a centralised repository for incident notification, which affects emergency management and ensures that the rest of the companies and the corresponding authority are aware of the situation.
- Real-time monitoring of logistics assets in container and rail terminals.
- Availability of wireless network trains to be protected to prevent intrusions into company systems
- Need to install specific equipment to monitor the machinery, such as OT probes or a Network Access Controller (NAC)
- Physical access to the container terminal and trains, which although controlled, must be monitored at all times to prevent unauthorised access.
