Cyber Security & Ships Do we understand | Are we preparing | Can we sustain
By Capt Ruchin C Dayal FIIMS
With widely reported cyber-attacks on networks of mega shipping companies like Maersk and Anglo Eastern, cyber security awareness and the run to compliance is gaining momentum.
The maritime industry has been overtaken by technology, and while we are struggling to come to terms with it, cyber-attacks on maritime infrastructure are gaining critical momentum. In this article, I have tried to identify some of the vulnerabilities existing onboard merchant ships, analyse them and look at the road ahead.