TÜV Rheinland, cybersecurity experts, launched a report presenting the 2020 cybersecurity trends following shipping industry’s rapid transformation towards digitalization.
Today’s shipping industry sees many changes with more smart ships arising and the technology playing a major role in shipping operations. Therefore, following the trend of digitalization, TÜV Rheinland, presents which are the seven cybersecurity trends of 2020, based on their experts forecasts.
Trend 1:
The unregulated mining of personal data risks destabilizing digital society
Trend 2:
Smart supply chains will be targeted by hackers, rendering them ‘dumb’
Trend 3:
‘Smart’ consumer devices are multiplying faster than they can be secured
Trend 4:
Threats to the Shipping Industry have moved from theory to reality
Trend 5:
Real-time operating systems ‘superflaws’ risk creating a post-patching era
Trend 6:
‘Bring Your Own Medical Device’ is an Internet health crisis in the making
Trend 7:
Vehicles and transport infrastructure are a new candidate for cyberattack
TÜV Rheinland supports that existing and future problems and challenges in cybersecurity and data protection can be mastered – even if they sometimes seem overwhelming.
This requires the will to invest in the much-needed expertise. We support our customers on this path so that we can make significant progress together.
Overall, although the cyber challenges may seem overwhelming, it is of great importance for the industry to evolve and face the problems that will follow.
You may find the report here.
