Florida East Coast Railway

Florida East Coast Railway operates a 351-mile mainline corridor from Jacksonville to Miami, functioning as a Class II regional railroad with a focused operational footprint. The company's attack surface is defined by its physical and digital infrastructure: five intermodal terminals, a fleet engaged in both intermodal and carload services, and full-service drayage operations connecting rail to last-mile trucking. For a cybersecurity professional, this means the threat model blends traditional IT/OT convergence challenges with the specific vulnerabilities of transportation control systems, SCADA, and logistics platforms that keep freight moving along a critical single-state artery.

The railway's core services - end-to-end intermodal solutions, carload transportation, and integrated drayage - generate operational data across booking, tracking, and asset management systems that represent both business-critical assets and potential targets. The security team would need to defend against threats ranging from ransomware disrupting terminal operations to data breaches in customer logistics information, all while maintaining the safety and integrity of rail operations technology. The concentrated geography simplifies some aspects of network architecture but demands deep integration with physical security protocols at terminal facilities.

Securing this environment requires expertise in both enterprise IT and industrial control systems, with an emphasis on protecting the interfaces between corporate logistics software and the operational technology that controls rail movement and terminal machinery. The role is less about defending a sprawling digital empire and more about securing a high-stakes, geographically bounded system where a compromise could have immediate physical and economic consequences for Florida's east coast supply chain.