cybersecurity

Koff to lead supply chain security nonprofit Cyber Readiness Institute

The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI), a provider of free cybersecurity resources to small and medium-size businesses, announced the appointment of Sasha Pailet Koff as its new managing director.

Koff, who has served in senior digital leadership roles at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), will lead CRI’s mission to strengthen the cybersecurity of global supply chains, addressing the growing challenges faced by SMBs that often serve as critical links in larger global...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/koff-to-lead-supply-chain-security-nonprofit-cyber-readiness-institute

New Report Data from HFW, CyberOwl and Thetius highlights urgency of Maritime Industry in tackling growing Cyber Threats

Tom Walters, Partner, HFW.

Only 1 in 6 shipowners fully understand what a cyber-secure vessel should look like upon delivery, highlighting a critical gap in the industry’s approach to maritime cybersecurity. The report, published by Thetius, CyberOwl, a DNV company and HFW, explores key stakeholder challenges and approaches to managing cybersecurity across the lifecycle of a vessel. 

The Lifecycle Dilemma: Navigating Cybersecurity Risks Across Designing, Constructing and Operating a Vessel delves...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/13/new-report-data-from-hfw-cyberowl-and-thetius-highlights-urgency-of-maritime-industry-in-tackling-growing-cyber-threats/

Hanwha Systems cybersecurity solution gains ABS type approval

ABS has issued Hanwha Systems a type approval for IACS UR E27 cyber resilience requirements for its cybersecurity solution, SecuAider.

The SecuAider software solution offers protection to a vessel’s data and networks from advanced cyberattacks, such as ransomware and malware.

The ABS E27 certification is part of the ABS Cyber Resilience Program that evaluates a range of digitally enabled systems and equipment, looking at the security controls implemented at the design, construction, commissioning...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/hanwha-systems-cybersecurity-solution-gains-abs-type-approval/

Why You Should Attend the FreightWaves Freight Fraud Symposium

FreightWaves is hosting a one-day Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas, Texas, on May 14, 2025. This pivotal event will bring together key players in the logistics industry, including major logistics providers, carriers, and shippers, to tackle the growing threat of freight fraud affecting global supply chains.

Attendees will gain valuable, actionable insights covering all modes of transportation and major fraud forms, such as load phishing, carrier catfishing, double brokering, load board fraud,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-you-should-attend-the-freightwaves-freight-fraud-symposium

Op-Ed: Complying with Coast Guard’s Final Rule on cybersecurity

By Jim Kearns and Andy Lee, Jones Walker LLP

On January 17, the U.S. Coast Guard released a final rule on cybersecurity in the U.S. marine transportation system. The rule establishes cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flag vessels, facilities, and Outer Continental Shelf facilities that are regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. These requirements will become effective on July 16 for the owners and operators of such vessels and facilities.

The core requirements for...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/op-ed-complying-with-coast-guards-final-rule-on-cybersecurity/

GAO: USCG needs to up its MTS cybersecurity game

The more the maritime industry relies on digitalization and tech to increase its efficiency, the more it becomes vulnerable to cyber threats and a new report from the Government Accountability Office says that the cybersecurity risks facing thr U.S. Maritime Transportation System (MTS) are significant and increasing with China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and transnational criminal organizations posing the greatest threats.

Technologies used in MTS

GAO says that, according to federal and...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/gao-uscg-needs-to-up-its-mts-cybersecurity-game/

Can the industry overcome its cybersecurity woes?

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association’s “2025 Trucking Cybersecurity Trends Report” painted a stark picture of the road ahead for the freight industry, with cyberthreats evolving at an increasing pace. From AI-powered phishing scams to cyber-enabled cargo theft, hackers are deploying sophisticated tactics to exploit vulnerabilities across fleets. 

One alarming trend mentioned in the report was the rise of delayed phishing, in which malicious links bypass detection by striking only after...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-the-industry-overcome-its-cybersecurity-woes

Sensitive DOT documents found vulnerable to hackers

WASHINGTON — Vulnerability tests conducted at the U.S. Department of Transportation revealed that employees’ personal information and other sensitive documents are at risk because of ineffective IT safeguards, according to a federal watchdog.

By using publicly available administrator account credentials, auditors at the department’s Office of Inspector General were able to gain unauthorized access to printers used by employees at DOT’s Federal Highway Administration, according to OIG’s report...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sensitive-dot-documents-found-vulnerable-to-hackers

Port of Virginia gets new cranes, chassis pool upgrade

The Port of Virginia has announced the delivery of the first of four new ship-to-ship cranes to be installed at the East Coast container gateway.

The port said the new 170-foot cranes will double the number of ultra large container vessel (ULCV) berths at Virginia International Gateway, for ships carrying more than 14,500 twenty-foot equivalent units.

As part of the $1.4 billion Gateway Investment Program, the port will have a total of 33 electric ship-to-shore cranes when the program is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-virginia-gets-new-cranes-chassis-pool-upgrade

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