ABS Group of Companies launched a set of safety and risk-based services to facilitate the smooth compliance to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2021 Cyber Risk Management (CRM) guidelines.
To remind, the IMO issued a resolution which states that by the 1st of January 2021, all shipping companies will be mandated to ensure that cyber risks are appropriately addressed in existing safety management systems (as defined in the ISM Code).
Therefore, ABS’ new cyber security services will help the industry understand how to keep up with IMO’s guidelines and implement a strong cyber security environment that will address enterprise and ship level cyber controls as identified in the IMO guidance.
It is stated that the CRM capabilities will span both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems in accordance with IMO, Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), National Institute of Standards and Technology Cyber Security Framework (NIST), ISO/IEC 27001 and other accepted standards.
Speaking for the newly launched service, Ian Bramson, Global Head of Cyber Security at ABS Group commented that
Using a ‘defense in depth and breadth’ approach, owners and operators must protect their critical assets with a comprehensive set of risk controls … Building robust OT cyber security capabilities will provide better control, visibility and management of risk across maritime operations.
