Maritime Cybersecurity Threat
To date while the issue is improving the shipping industry has largely turned a blind eye the havoc cyberattacks could cause.
Maritime cybersecurity threat. Ceo of templar executives andrew fitzmaurice was invited to host the event and. Maersk kleven is used again this week it s unclear why this specific vessel is being used so much. He explained that effectiveness trustworthiness and safety and security can improve a company s cyber security. While cyber risks on the water remain a concern the ongoing real threat is and will always be found at a company s head office.
Maritime security and the cyber threat was the focal point of the baltic and international maritime council s bimco annual conference held in hamburg yesterday. The maritime industry is undoubtedly behind other transportation sectors such as aerospace in cybersecurity terms. After all the cyber specific amendments to the ism and isps don t come into force until january 1 2021 and they only represent the beginning of a journey. Cybersecurity vulnerabilities are an issue for much of the maritime industry.
It is estimated that the likely annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime is more than 400 billion. This week malicious actors trying to spoof companies use vessel names like mv sider capri mv premier. Cyber security challenges for the maritime industry during the 2019 hellenic american maritime forum mr. One of the industry s highest profile cyber attacks was against container shipping giant maersk in 2017.
The aim is simple. How a company deals with that will decide what an attacker does. Our maritime cyber threat report is out now. Cyber maritime security threats and counter measures.
An interview with andrew fitzmaurice ceo templar executives. By following those payments through the blockchain and comparing them. Chronis kapalidis cyber expert hudsonanalytix talked about the possible cyber security challenges that shipping is facing. Connect maritime and oil and gas chief information security officers via a secure private platform allow verified cyber intrusions to be reported anonymously and provide.
There also seems to be a lack of urgency to get the house in order. While much of the public attention has focused on possible gps interference cargo shipping undergirds trade of more than 4 trillion worth of goods for the u s. Annually according to the world shipping council. The maritime security cyber threat.