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Cyber threats, passenger vessels and superyachts: The current state of play

August 30, 2021

In this interview with Help Net Security, Peter Broadhurst, Maritime Senior VP Safety, Security, Yachting and Passenger, Inmarsat, talks about the impact of cyber threats on …

Navigating the waters of maritime cybersecurity

May 12, 2021

In January 2021, new International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines on maritime cyber risk management went into effect. Around the same time, the U.S. government …

Port cybersecurity: Safeguarding operations against cyber attacks

November 27, 2019

Port stakeholders are facing more and more cybersecurity challenges with the emergence of new threats, regulations and increased digitalization. Major incidents such as …

Worried about cyber pirates hijacking autonomous ships? Focus on port cybersecurity first

August 27, 2019

On average, the U.S. Coast Guard issues between ten and twenty safety alerts annually. Alerts tend to function more as a public service announcement designed to raise …

U.S. Coast Guard shares cybersecurity best practices for commercial vessels

July 9, 2019

Spurred by a recent cyber incident they were called in to help resolve, the U.S. Coast Guard has detailed basic measures to improve vessels ‘cybersecurity. Basic cyber …

Hack The Sea: Bridging the gap between hackers and the maritime sector

June 4, 2019

There’s a not a lot of researchers probing the security of computer systems underpinning the maritime industry. The limitations that keep that number low are obvious: …

Vulnerable controllers could allow attackers to manipulate marine diesel engines

October 18, 2018

Researchers have found several authentication and encryption vulnerabilities in the firmware of marine diesel engine controllers by Norwegian company Auto-Maskin, as well as …

IoT malware found hitting airplanes’ SATCOM systems

August 10, 2018

In 2014, IOActive researchers revealed security vulnerabilities they found in the most widely deployed satellite communications terminals and presented potential scenarios …

Vulnerable ship systems: Many left exposed to hacking

June 7, 2018

Pen Test Partners’ Ken Munro and his colleagues – some of which are former ship crew members who really understand bridge and propulsion systems – have been …

Critical flaws in maritime comms system could endanger entire ships

October 26, 2017

IOActive security consultant Mario Ballano has discovered two critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting Stratos Global’s AmosConnect communication shipboard platform. …

Sea pirates and cyber attacks: Information security breaches in the maritime industry

March 3, 2016

The Maritime Trade Information Sharing Center, Gulf of Guinea (MTISC-GoG) has denied that it has suffered a data breach that could result in sea pirates knowing details about …

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