Information systems include important, which make them targets for cyber-crime. For this reason, the Port of Amsterdam launched the Cyber-security Program, aiming to promote awareness among companies in the port area to adopt cyber resilience.
Important elements of this program are a hotline and the CYREN network (Cyber Resilient North Sea Canal area). This network gathers information about cyber threats and shares them with the affiliated companies.
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These companies are informed quickly and effectively from the hotline about possible cyber attacks in the North Sea Canal area. The companies can then turn to the reporting center if a situation takes place that could potentially impact the port region. The reporting center is manned by the Harbor Master’s Division.
Harbor Master Marleen van de Kerkhof and initiator of the Cyber-security Program of Port of Amsterdam, stated:
An attack on information systems of a customer or supplier has an effect on the company itself, but often on all companies around it and can disrupt shipping. After all, cyber incidents are not tied to physical boundaries. By rapidly sharing current threat information, incidents and action perspectives, the entire port region becomes more cyber-resistant
CYREN is recognized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate through the Digital Trust Center. Numerous companies are actively contributing to the development of the CYREN network within the North Sea Canal area.
