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Abstract: Cybersecurity in railway infrastructure telemetry plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity, availability, and safety of data transmitted between trains, trackside equipment, and central control centers. The paper analyzes the functional role of actors in a layered Artificial Intelligence-driven system for cybersecurity threat detection, time constraints, and benefits. The focus is on the key security issues of near real time intelligent function, and possible mitigations and solutions.

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