Thank you for attending
The Leading
Railway
Cyber Security
Conference
Columbia, MD
As the rail industry continues to surge ahead, events like Hack The Railroad ensure that cybersecurity remains at the forefront of this journey, safeguarding the integrity and safety of rail systems worldwide.
Hack The Railroad—a groundbreaking hybrid two-day cybersecurity conference—was held to tackle these challenges head-on. Powered by the collaborative efforts of Cylus, TAC, and Amtrak, the event gathered the brightest minds and top innovators in railway cybersecurity. Attendees from around the world united to exchange insights, explore cutting-edge solutions, and develop strategies to secure the future of rail transportation.
Defending Our Railways Together
Key Highlights:
Dynamic keynote speeches by leading cybersecurity professionals
Interactive panels on threat detection and prevention in railway systems
Networking opportunities with industry peers, cybersecurity specialists, and key stakeholders
Thank You To Our Speakers
John J. Garstka
Director of Cyber Warfare Directorate, OSD Acquisition and Sustainment
Carolyn Hayward-Williams
Director, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Jesse Whaley
CISO, Amtrak
Tariq Habib
CISO, State of NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Senator Kathryn Fry-Hester
Maryland State Senator
Matthew Rogers, PhD
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Expert, Office of the Technical Director, CISA
Joel Waugh
Vice President of Cybersecurity And Chief Information Security Officer Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Miki Shifman
Co-Founder and CTO, Cylus
Scott Thompson
Cybersecurity Manager, CACI Inc.
David Carroll
Associate Director for Mission Engineering, CISA
Yoni Korlander
Technical Director, Cylus
Justin Smith
Director Cyber Engineering, Amtrak
Anthony Sabella
Principal CISO Advisor, Enterprise CTO, Cisco
Todd Gurela
Sr Director Cisco Office of the CTO, Industries, Cisco
Latecia Walters
CISO, DiceCyber
Yaniv Mallet
Field CTO, Cylus
Josh Russel
Principal Security Architect, CSX
Olivia Phillips
Business Information Security Officer, Amtrak
Bart Shields
CEO, AKM Cyber Corp
Manpreet Mann
Senior Transit Systems Program Manager, AECOM
David Mkrtchian
Vice President, Research, Shift5
Dale Beauchamp
Sr. Director Focused Operations, Amtrak
Dr. Nii Attoh-Okine
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland
Klemens Gieger
Rail Cybersecurity Expert
Calvin Gerald-Kornmann
Principal-Managing Member, VoC Technology Group
Monta Elkins
Hacker-in-Chief, Foxguard
A.J. Kelly
Senior Principal IT Security Analyst, Amtrak
Get Your Conference Pass
Please choose from our passes below
Industry Professionals Pass
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Access to all General Conference Presentations & Panel discussions
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Access to the exhibit hall [Physical attendees only]
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Access to Hack The Railroad Networking Social
Government Pass
(*must use .mil, .gov, email to register at this rate)-
Access to all General Conference Presentations & Panel discussions
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Access to the exhibit hall [Physical attendees only]
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Access to Hack The Railroad Networking Social
Academia/Student Pass
(*must use .edu email to register at this rate)-
Access to all General Conference Presentations & Panel discussions
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Access to the exhibit hall [Physical attendees only]
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Access to Hack The Railroad Networking Social
Thank you to our Conference Sponsors
