
Supply Side: Wabtec, Shift5
Wabtec has landed a contract to supply on-board doors for São Paulo (Brazil) Metro trainsets, to be built by Alstom. Also, Shift5 has been selected as a cybersecuity award finalist by CyberRisk Alliance.
Wabtec has landed a contract to supply on-board doors for São Paulo (Brazil) Metro trainsets, to be built by Alstom. Also, Shift5 has been selected as a cybersecuity award finalist by CyberRisk Alliance.
National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Energy (DOE) veteran Alexander Gates has joined Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity firm Shift5 as Chief Research Officer (CRO). Gates will oversee the company’s threat research portfolio, product security strategy and knowledge management efforts, “ensuring the distribution of Shift5 information as efficiently as possible.”
RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2022 ISSUE: Cyberattacks are a serious threat that must be faced.
OT (Operational Technology) cybersecurity company Shift5 has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners.
In December 2021, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration deployed a Security Directive that shined a spotlight on rail cybersecurity following a series of global cyberattacks that occurred at the New York Metropolitan
OT (Operational Technology) cybersecurity company Shift5 has raised $20 million in Series A funding that will be used “to provide enhanced cybersecurity and operational intelligence for commercial transportation fleet operators and military platforms—aircraft, railways, military vehicles.” 645
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Former executives from Tanium and Armis have joined the Shift5 executive leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer.
Joe Lea has been appointed President of advanced-technology company Shift5, where he will drive product, engineering, sales, marketing and operations.
Shift5, an advanced-technology company that sprung from the United States Department of Defense, has established a firm foothold in the U.S. railway industry.