Maritime operations run on tight schedules and thin margins, and as ships, terminals and supply chains connect systems for visibility and efficiency, attackers gain paths to entry. Cyber risk has become an
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Maritime operations run on tight schedules and thin margins, and as ships, terminals and supply chains connect systems for visibility and efficiency, attackers gain paths to entry. Cyber risk has become an operational reliability and safety concern, not just an IT issue.
“Whether we are looking at this challenge through an operational or organizational safety lens, cyber risk is a critical business risk. An incident will impact everyone,” says Michael DeVolld, senior director of maritime cybersecurity at ABS Consulting.
Primary threat: ransomware
“While it’s true that digital ships feature more sophisticated and secure technologies, the cyber risk has not changed: ransomware continues to pose a major threat,” explains DeVolld. He describes ransomware as taking down an organization’s computer systems, impacting its entire operational and financial networks, until a ransom is paid, pointing to recent disruptions across busy ports in North America, Australia, Europe and Japan.
The expanding attack surface
According to DeVolld, the push to integrate IT and operational technology (OT) for
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