cybersecurity

Panel: Cyber-Securing the Web Requires Rethinking of How Data Flows

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The best way to achieve future cybersecurity is scrapping the web of today and start over by baking protections into the new version, according to the top security official at the Maritime Administration.

However, a dramatic shift to a new web is unlikely to occur any time soon, Cameron Naron said on Tuesday at the 2019 Sea-Air-Space symposium.

“We’re wedded to the current web, [but] it was never designed for cybersecurity,” Naron said. “We’re unprepared for what comes...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/10/panel-cyber-securing-the-web-requires-rethinking-of-how-data-flows

ABS Wins Second Maritime Cyber Security Award In 2019 At Seatrade Awards

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The industry leading ABS FCI Cyber Risk Methodology has won the Cyber Security Award at the annual Seatrade Maritime Awards.

The Seatrade award for the ABS proprietary FCI Cyber Risk Methodology follows a top industry award from Smart4Sea magazine earlier this year, confirming ABS as the global leader in cybersecurity for the maritime and offshore industries.

“ABS remains at the forefront of safety leadership. As our safety world transforms and focuses on the systems we don’t see, such as...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/abs-wins-second-maritime-cyber-security-award-in-2019-at-seatrade-awards/

Aon and HudsonAnalytix team on Integrated Cyber Security Strength

Cynthia Hudson, CEO of HudsonAnalytix

Aon and HudsonCyber come together to deliver integrated cybersecurity capabilities to the global marine industry

LONDON (April 29, 2019) – Aon plc (NYSE:AON), a leading global professional services firm providing industry-leading cybersecurity solutions, is joining forces with the global leader in maritime cyber risk management, HudsonCyber, a division of HudsonAnalytix, Inc. of Camden, New Jersey, to provide enterprise-level cybersecurity capability...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/29/aon-and-hudsonanalytix-team-on-integrated-cyber-security-strength/

Virus-Hit Boxship Takes Centre Stage At Singapore Cyber Wargame

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A container ship whose power management system had been shut down by a long-dormant virus was the focus of a UK maritime industry cyber wargame hosted during Singapore Maritime Week held in April.

With sensors in containers alerting to issues with storage temperatures on board, a truly uncomfortable situation for the owner, manager, charterer and cargo owners, more than 40 delegates were invited to discuss this cybersecurity scenario and work out solutions for immediate action as well as...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/virus-hit-boxship-takes-centre-stage-at-singapore-cyber-wargame/

ABS Partners With SecurityGate To Deliver Most In-Depth Cyber Risk Analysis In Maritime

ABS Partners with SecurityGate to Deliver the Most In-Depth Cyber Risk Analysis in Maritime

ABS Advanced Solutions (ABS) announced its partnership with SecurityGate, affording the most in-depth cyber risk analysis solution in the maritime market. The effort integrates the ABS proprietary FCI Cyber Risk Methodology into the award-winning SecurityGate SaaS platform, further solidifying the ABS maritime cybersecurity leadership. The resulting dashboard provides an instant shared view, illustrating the degree of cyber risk across assets, operations and critical suppliers.

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https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/abs-partners-with-securitygate-to-deliver-most-in-depth-cyber-risk-analysis-in-maritime/

Cynthia A. Hudson, CEO HudsonAnalytix

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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

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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

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“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

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

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/

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