Tag: cyber security

Inspiring presentations and panel discussions highlighted the importance of embracing change and focusing on smart shipping developments towards a more sustainable future, during the 2018 SMART4SEA Conference. Experts shared their views on the impact of autonomous shipping on human element, cyber risk security and the latest technological developments that prove steps towards further digitalization in shgipping.

Back in 2013, the New York-based ABI Research consultancy said that cyber-attacks against oil and gas infrastructure will drive $1.87 billion in cybersecurity spending by 2018. Here we are today...

Over the past year, 29,646 sea-going vessels entered the port of Rotterdam, over 600 more than the preceding year, but the number of incidents in the port fell from 159 to 129. The decrease in the number of minor incidents can be explained by the Port Authority’s investments in infrastructure in recent years.

According to these security guidelines, software components' goal is to provide intelligent func­tionalities in complex systems. This makes the need to identify effective security prac­tices for software components, even greater.

SQEMARINE consulting firm advised on the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation which requires compliance from all organizations providing services or handling data related to EU citizens, even if the organizations are not located in EU. GDPR, replacing the EU Data Protection Directive, will come into force on 25 May 2018.

SmartCon is built into a Word document, which will integrate and merge with the normal workflow of shipping professionals and legal staff. The contracts can be shared until it is fixed, without security risks, as everything is protected and authenticated by Microsoft’s Cloud security infrastructure.

In its first issue of  “Phish & Ships” newsletter for 2018, Be Cyber Aware at Sea campaign provides an insight of the issues which will likely be shaping the shipping industry’s response to maritime cyber security risks throughout the year, focusing specifically on UK developments on cyber risks and the arrival of new EU data protection legislation.

The USCG Office of Port and Facility Compliance recently announced the release of new cybersecurity framework profiles for the Offshore Operations and Passenger Vessel industries, providing a pathway for these industries to implement the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework.

The Danish Shipowners' 'Shipowners' Panel' released a survey, according to which the majority of shipping companies have been exposed to cyber attacks in recent years and are fighting cybercrime. 69% of the shipping companies have faced cyber threats in the past year, according to the responses to the panel.

French offshore company Bourbon and classification society Bureau Veritas have signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop and deploy automation and real time monitoring fleet applications, developing digital technologies, while mitigating cyber risks.