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The Railway Cybersecurity Industry is undergoing rapid transformation as digital technologies reshape rail operations. Increasing automation, real-time monitoring, and interconnected systems necessitate robust cybersecurity solutions to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive passenger data.

Threat intelligence platforms, intrusion detection systems, and secure communication protocols are now standard solutions within the industry. Vendors focus on integrating AI and machine learning to enable predictive analytics, rapid threat detection, and automated mitigation strategies.

The adoption of IoT across railway networks has opened avenues for operational efficiency but has also introduced new vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity solutions now prioritize endpoint protection, network segmentation, and encrypted communication to safeguard connected devices.

Wix has been threatening me with a forced migration from their older "Forum" format to their newer "Groups." No one asked for it, but they set a deadline to sunset the old forums, and rather than procrastinate until the last minute and lose everything that has been written, posted, commented, and contributed here since site launch in 2018ish, I decided to go ahead and punch that hornet nest. I can tell right off the bat that there are things I don't like...like why can I only have one image for a group, if you're going to use the same image for a 980x240 pixel hero banner across the top and a 40x40 square icon in the righthand nav? It defaulted to creating a group post for each time I changed said image, which meant I had to delete a slew of posts I didn't intend to make in the first place, and…

https://amzn.to/3FuEGQX

New autobiography by good old Chuck Rainey. I ordered a copy, so we'll see what he has to say for himself.

I had no idea this was on the horizon, but Chuck posted a link on his Facebook page. I always enjoy hearing him reflect on his lifetime of making incredible music with incredible musicians, and I'm very much looking forward to diving into this one.

Back in the innocent days of, say, ’18, I thought to compile an index of Walter’s expansive library as its tomes and I commenced our brisk footrace towards that Great Pulpyard in the Sky.

Then came the more sober days of, say, ’19, when I realized that bright BookBuddy (TM) idea was… just not gonna pan out. 

Next, the somewhat embittered-yet-still-pathetically-hopeful days of, say,  ’21, when I thought: “Hey! — I’ll just photograph all the spines! Brilliant!” 

Probably don’t have to tell you how far that plan went.

So in a deflated '25, with the Pulpyard ever closer, ^ ^ uh * * ... I guess ~ ~ … here are a few pics: 

One small shelf over one small desk in one small room of one small home.