Navigating the Seas of Maritime Cyber Risk: Prepare for New Regulations
Summary: The International Maritime Organization defines maritime cyber risk as the potential threat to technology assets that could lead to operational, safety, or security failures from the corruption, loss, or compromise of information or systems. Many maritime networks still run legacy technologies never designed to be internet-connected, and modern vessels are now highly connected enough that actors can infiltrate critical systems through methods as simple as a USB flash drive or unsecured Wi-Fi.
What you should know: Air gapping was the old defense, but a vessel's connected systems can now be reached with a USB stick or an open Wi-Fi connection, and regional regulations such as the IACS Unified Requirements E26 and E27 are being written around that gap.
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