Belden announced its partnership with Cylus, the global leader in rail cybersecurity, which will enable customers that use Belden's Firewall to supplement it with an optimized version of CylusOne software available for license from Cylus. The combination of Belden and Cylus solutions that customers will be able to implement offers a tailored, enhanced cybersecurity platform for rail operators for both rolling stock and signaling systems. As the rail industry continues to adopt automated, wireless, and connected technologies – both trackside and onboard – the attack surface of critical assets is greatly expanding, exposing them increasingly to malicious cyber-attacks. Rail operators must also contend with a shortage of physical space, legacy rail protocols without built-in security, and dynamic network topologies – all of which pose challenges to safeguarding onboard and wayside rail and metro systems. Without proper cybersecurity, hacks have the potential to threaten rail safety, disrupt service, and cause severe economic and reputational damage.

The combined Belden and Cylus cybersecurity solution is tailored specifically to signaling and rolling stock systems, combining Belden's next-generation industrial firewall (NGFW), the EAGLE40-6M, with CylusOne, the leading cybersecurity solution providing continuous monitoring and real-time protection for rolling stock and rail infrastructure. The combined solution leverages existing hardware to help ensure compliance with international rail safety and cybersecurity standards. The added layer of CylusOne atop Belden's NGFW provides automated and scalable security controls to enable compliance with the latest rail cybersecurity standards, including CENELEC TS-50701.

The combined solutions include deep packet inspection (DPI) of rail onboard and wayside protocols and provides contextual analysis, delivering both comprehensive threat detection and visibility. The platform is easily deployable in both new and existing rail technology environments.