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Washington is moving to ramp up security against cybercrime in the US transport arena.

The US Department of Homeland Security’s latest initiatives are pushing railroads to beef up their security, following a similar drive targeting airports and airlines.

From the start of next year, major railways must also conduct a vulnerability assessment and develop formal plans on how to respond to cybersecurity incidents. In addition, they have to designate a cybersecurity co-ordinator and report cybersecurity breaches to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within ...