At a time when vessels and other critical maritime infrastructure are becoming increasingly connected to IT systems, less than half (40%) of maritime professionals think their organization is investing enough in cyber security, according to new research from DNV.[1] While the maritime industry has focused on enhancing IT security over recent decades, said the class society, the security of operational technology (OT) – which manages, monitors, controls and automates physical assets – is ‘a more
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In the past several years, Red Sky Alliance has tracked vessel spoofing is seen all along the transportation supply chain. Now we are hearing that DNV Maritime has reported a cyber-attack on its ShipManager software that forced the company to take its servers offline. The incident was detected on 7 January 2023, and DNV said its experts are working with IT security partners to put in place a technical recovery plan and ensure operations are online as soon as possible.[1]
Meanwhile, users can
