Last week's maritime trend news October 6, 2022 - October 12, 2022
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Maritime Cybersecurity News by DSLABcompany |
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Recent Cybersecurity Incident Summary |
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Jones Walker LLP today publicly released the findings of its 2022 Ports and Terminals Cybersecurity Survey, examining cybersecurity preparedness in U.S.-based ports and terminals. The report outlining the results of the survey is authored by four of the firm's attorneys and the findings will be presented two of them, Jim Kerans and Andy Lee, during the Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals(IRPT) conference in Tulsa, Okla. The economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Eastern Europe and other geopolitical events, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, rising inflation, and rapidly escalating energy prices have brought increased focus on this key industry.
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The International Association of Ports & Harbors(IAPH) has published its summary report "Closing the Gaps Key actions in digitalisation, decarbonisation and resilience the maritime sector". IAPH dfined and identified the principal gaps in port and port-related infrastructure on a global scale. These gaps were identified in terms of efficiency, connectivity and accessibility, digitalisation, decarbonisation, shipping costs and regulatory environment. The report serves as a basis for action plans in collaboration with the World Bank Group, with input from 85 maritime and logistics executives from 35 countries. |
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One of the key issues with data flow is that it can be interrupted, intercepted and/or corrupted. The increasing digitalization of the shipping industry, and the smartness it has enabled, are therefore another layer of insecurity for maritime stakeholders. In fact, published figures on cyber security in the shipping sector speak for themselves: attacks on ships have risen 900% from 2017 to 2020. In addition, during the first months of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, a 400% increase in cyberattacks against shipping companies was reported, driven by spikes in malware, ransomware and phishing emails. Cyber insecurity is on the rise, and international bodies like the IMO, the International Association of Classification Societies(IACS) and the European Commission(EC) are addressing the issue through regulations and directives. |
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Federal grant money, approximating $3.5 million, has been awarded to several entities throughout Hawaii, Guam and American Samoa through the 2022 Port Security Grant Program(PSGP), a little known yet critical federal program that ensures supply chain resiliency within the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The PSGP is one of four grant programs under the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) that focuses on strengthening the nation's critical transportation security infrastructure. The purpose of the PSGP is to provide necessary funds to not only state partners, but local, territorial, and private sector partners to enhance security measures and resilience to critical maritime infrastructure and build threat readiness. |
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The U.S. Coast Guard is short of about a tenth of its cyber workforce, and the Government Accountability Office(GAO) believes there was no plan to plug that shortfall. "Although central to effectively managing its cyberspace workforce, the Coast Guard has not developed a strategic workforce plan for the cybersecurity segment of the workforce, or fully used data and metrics to guide its planning efforts," the GAO report said. Of the service's cyber positions, 9% were unmanned. this happened because of a series of deficiencies, and five recommendations were offered to plug the shortfall, according to this report authored by the GAO's Heather Macleod, acting director, Homeland Security and Justice; and david Hinchman, acting director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity. |
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