MariSafe is committed to provide consultancy, as well as dynamic cyber security management services to ship managers, owners and operators. Having successfully merged the shipping and the IT sectors, MariSafe understands the seafaring mindsets, thus providing real-time value propositions rather than getting lost in over information bombardment.
Engaging with professionals with experience in this field; to create a blueprint which involves assessment and evaluation of existing and potential vulnerabilities and its impact, resulting in a defensive in-depth solution. The solution will have to be prioritized based on technical and procedural actions detailing the effectiveness, cost, and applicability of the recommendations.
MariSafe inspectors are certified ISO 27001 lead auditors, who can help incorporate provisions for cyber security into SMS manuals, thus ensuring compliance to VIQ7.
Technology has overtaken our capacity for keeping up with it.
The industry is challenged from the continued reliance on legacy systems – an assumption of insulation from cyber threats..
In 2017, A reputed news magazine devoted to the international merchant shipping industry conducted a maritime cybersecurity survey, to which 284 people responded. 34 percent of them said that their company had experienced a cyber attack in the previous 12 months.
With widely reported cyber-attacks on network of mega shipping companies like Maersk & Anglo Eastern cyber security awareness & the run to compliance is gaining momentum.
The Maritime industry has been overtaken by technology, & 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 simplify the identification some of vulnerabilities existing onboard merchant ships, analyse them and look at the road ahead.
The writer is the CEO of eDOT solutions, Which designs, implements & manages Cyber Security Solutions for ship owners & managers.
Develop a cybersecurity culture amongst the ships’ officers & crew
Organise and prioritise existing policies for cybersecurity
Develop and plan the implementation of new relevant policies
Organize the day to day software and hardware management onboard ships in a controlled manner
Standardise the hardware and software utilities over a period of time
Ensure that third party vendors are using best possible protocols to mitigate posed risks
Periodically review the cybersecurity policy given the ever increasing security threats with emerging technologies
Put you in control with satisfaction & confidence
Map & prepare physical and logical network plans
Firewall Consultants
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