cybersecurity Archives - Page 19 of 20

Cynthia A. Hudson, CEO HudsonAnalytix

11 January 2019

What is the approach to cybersecurity in the maritime sector? Is there enough awareness to make the right decisions?

Meet Cynthia A. Hudson, CEO HudsonAnalytix, who I sat down with whilst at Podcast Movement in Philadelphia, USA last Summer. She underlines the importance of looking upon risk management more holistic and to gain knowledge about the various threats from cyberspace that the shipping company or ship management company faces.

Internet of things, it’s the internet of the sea now....

https://shippingpodcast.com/cynthia-a-hudson-ceo-hudsonanalytix/

Download New FREE Guide – Cybersecurity For Seafarers

19 December 2018

With the latest digital advancements, the maritime industry has become highly vulnerable to cyber crimes. In the past few years, many cyber attacks have been reported in the industry, resulting in massive financial damages and posing a significant threat to ships, cargo and crew.

As the industry continues to become an easy target for cybercriminals, it is not only the duty of shipping companies and authorities but also of maritime professionals to ensure cybersecurity on ships by becoming aware...

https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-safety/download-new-free-guide-cybersecurity-for-seafarers/

BIMCO Publishes Improved Cyber Security Guidelines

10 December 2018

“The industry will soon be under the obligation to incorporate measures to deal with cyber risks in the ship’s safety management system. This had not been tackled in the previous versions,” says Dirk Fry, chair of BIMCO’s cyber security working group and Director of Columbia Ship Management Ltd.

“The third edition provides additional information which should help shipping companies carry out proper risk assessments and include measures in their safety management systems to protect ships from...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/bimco-publishes-improved-cyber-security-guidelines/

Insight: Merchant shipping lacks safety net as GPS disruptions intensify

22 November 2018

In the second part of this double feature, Katherine Dunn investigates an emerging security risk for the shipping industry, as maritime authorities report a rising number of GPS failures

Interrupting GPS— even the GPS of a large vessel — requires just three simple steps.

“Disrupting GPS signals into these vessels is as easy as buying a GPS jammer off the Internet, hooking this to an amplifier and an antenna, and pointing the antenna at the intended target vessel,” says Todd Humphreys, who directs...

https://blogs.platts.com/2018/11/22/merchant-shipping-gps-disruptions/

Insight: Cyber threats to shipping grow in East Mediterranean

21 November 2018

In the first part of this double feature, Katherine Dunn investigates an emerging security risk for the shipping industry, as maritime authorities report a rising number of GPS failures

Early one Sunday in mid-March, a ship in Port Said, the northern gateway to Egypt’s Suez Canal, suddenly and inexplicably lost all connection to GPS on board.

“All of them affected,” the vessel’s crew wrote in a March 18 report to the US Navigation Centre of Excellence (NAVCEN), after a total of seven receivers...

https://blogs.platts.com/2018/11/21/insight-cyber-threats-shipping-east-mediterranean/

Global Data Systems Showcases Connectivity & Cybersecurity Solutions at the International WorkBoat Show

19 November 2018

Offshore Connectivity/Security and Complete “network in a box” provides secure redundant LTE connectivity and business flexibility.

Global Data Systems, Lafayette, La., is exhibiting in booth 3520 at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, November 28th-30th at the Ernest Morial Convention Center. We will be showcasing our LTE and Cybersecurity solution, NOMAD and NGC.

NOMAD, an offshore connectivity solution, addresses the need for reliable connectivity in an offshore environment. It...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/global-data-systems-showcases-connectivity-cybersecurity-solutions-at-the-international-workboat-show/

ABS Awards Industry’s First Offshore Facility Cyber Security-Ready Notation To Sembcorp Marine

16 November 2018

ABS awarded a Cyber Security-Ready (CS-Ready) Notation to a Sembcorp Marine jack-up drilling rig built to its proprietary Pacific Class 400 design. The first-of-its-kind issued to an offshore facility, the CS-Ready Notation facilitates new assets in achieving full ABS Cyber Security Notations. Sembcorp Marine supported Notation development providing ABS with a test-bed and user-feedback.

“Leveraging the ABS FCI Cyber Risk model in applying the CS-Ready Notation means valuable offshore assets are...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/abs-awards-industrys-first-offshore-facility-cyber-security-ready-notation-to-sembcorp-marine/

ABS Awards Industry’s First Cyber Security-Ready Notation To HHI

16 November 2018

ABS and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) collaborated to develop cybersecurity requirements for the ABS Cyber Security-Ready (CS-Ready) Notation for marine assets. ABS issued HHI the first-of-its-kind CS-Ready Notation to a large-scale commercial vessel—a VLCC—delivered in November.

Representation Image – Credits: hhi.co.kr

“As a global leader in marine cybersecurity, ABS is pleased to work with HHI to ensure the next generation of vessels is better equipped to address increasing levels of cyber...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/abs-awards-industrys-first-cyber-security-ready-notation-to-hhi/