Tag: phishing

The US Coast Guard, in conjunction with the maritime community and the UK Department for Transportation, has been made aware of several phishing attempts by nefarious actors impersonating Coast Guard port state control (PSC) authorities.

Ransomware remains a top cyber risk for organizations globally while business email compromise incidents are on the rise and will increase further in the ‘deep fake’ era, says a new report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).

In December's Be Cyber Aware at Sea, Phish and Ships explains the dangers of GPS spoofing and how can the shipping industry protect its GPS technologies, in light of automation development within the industry.

The European Union Agency for cybersecurity (ENISA) published its 8th annual ENISA Threat Landscape (ETL) 2020 report, identifying and evaluating the top cyber threats for the period January 2019-April 2020.

October's Be Cyber Aware at Sea pays attention to reports by towage vessel owners concerning cyber attacks, after a tugboat was targeted in the US. Similar to the rest of the shipping industry, towage vessels fully rely on technology, and are equally vulnerable to cyber attacks as any other part of the sector.

Dryad Global is collaborating with Red Sky Alliance, conducting weekly queries of  backend databases, identifying all new data containing Motor Vessel (MV) and Motor Tanker (MT) in the subject line of malicious emails.

In April's Be Cyber Aware at Sea monthly issue, Phish and Ships focuses on seafarers' ways of communicating with family and friends during the COVID-19 crisis, highlighting the importance of keeping social media accounts safe and protected from cyber criminals.

Seafarers play an important role onboard a vessel, sometimes being vulnerable to cyber attacks. Hence, GTMaritime launched a phishing penetration test which companies can use and determine whether their crew is capable of dealing with a cyber attack.

In its August edition of Phish and Ships, Be Cyber Aware at Sea discusses the dangers of social engineering and the way it manipulates individuals into acquiring personal information that will be used for fraudulent purposes; otherwise known as hacking the human.

In its July issue of Phish and Ships, Be Cyber Aware at Sea comments on lessons learned after major cyber attacks the industry faced from COSCO's attack to Maersk's. The cyber attack Norsk Hydro experienced is a clear example that the shipping industry has a long way to go, as it forced the company to shutdown production in several plants and cost them USD 50 million.