Last month maritime trend news July 01, 2024 - July 31, 2024
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Maritime Cybersecurity News by CYTUR |
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ClassNK releases ‘Guidelines for Cyber resilience of ships’- Explaining IACS UR E26 requirements and necessary actions
‘Guidelines for Cyber resilience of ships’. The guidelines expound new IACS Unified Requirements (UR) to support the consideration of measures to ensure the cybersecurity of ships.
IACS has established UR E26*1 for ships and UR E27*2 for on-board systems and equipment as URs setting minimum requirements for cyber resilience, which is the capability to reduce the occurrence and mitigate the effects of cyber incidents due to cyber-attacks or other threats. The URs have been applied to new ships contracted for construction on or after 1 July 2024.
While incorporating these requirements in Part X of its ‘Rules for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships’, which is about computer-based systems, and ‘Guidance for the Approval and Type Approval of Materials and Equipment for Marine Use’*3, ClassNK has set up a portal site aggregating related information to support clients in smoothly responding to requirements relating to cyber resilience and has been providing information through it. |
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Inmarsat Maritime has launched a white paper urging maritime organisations to strengthen their cyber defences – as the industry continues to adopt connected technologies.
The whitepaper explores the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)’ new unified requirements (URs) for cyber security. Compiled in collaboration with leading classification society and IACS member ClassNK, IACS Unified Requirements E26 And E27 – Beyond Compliance outlines the process of demonstrating compliance with the forthcoming URs. |
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has enhanced its Marine Transportation System Resilience Assessment Guide (MTS Guide) by introducing a new user-friendly web-based tool for maritime stakeholders. The update adds important new resources and tools to better evaluate and address the resilience of port networks as well as the inland marine transportation system.
The latest guide incorporates expertise from partner agencies, alongside accessible information sources, methodologies, and datasets that work on improving the evaluation and strengthening of resilience in port networks and the inland marine transportation system. They provide a systematic framework for resilience assessments in the maritime domain, offering standardized guidance and incorporating sophisticated techniques like Bayesian Network Network Analysis to assess port resilience more effectively. |
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Twenty years ago, in 2004, Inmarsat generated huge excitement in maritime satcom circles with an announcement that it would make a massive update to its Fleet 77 service the following year – a move that would allow 128 kbps data communications from ship to shore on a single L-band channel for the first time.
This was big news for the service, which up to that point had maxed out at 64 kbps for a single ISDN line. Those of a similar vintage to this author who were part of the industry in 2005 may still remember the triumphant ‘Full Speed Ahead to 128k’ advertising tagline and accompanying Engine Order Telegraph marketing graphics heralding this new era in communications at various industry events.
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Between 2014 and 2023 cyber-attacks against the Port of Los Angeles increased from 7 million attacks per month in 2014 to 60 million monthly attacks in 2023, according to Tony Zhong, Chief Information Security Officer, Port of Los Angeles.
Zhong was speaking to the Propeller Club of Northern California on July 15, 2024 and explained that the Port had established a Cyber Operations Center to protect the Port’s digital infrastructure in 2014.
In 2017, after an attack on a major maritime company, the Port of Los Angeles and maritime stakeholders including terminals, rail, trucking and ocean carriers collaborated to develop what would become the Cyber Resilience Center (CRC) to provide a comprehensive stakeholder-based defense capability.
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Historically, maritime security guidelines and best practise have evolved in response to incidents or issues that have resulted in a clear gap in the provision of the procedural core function, security.
The ISPS Code has made a significant, positive difference to maritime security, bringing about formalised and standardised maritime security for ships and ports with clear enforcement systems and extensive guidelines for implementation, regulation, and designation of responsibility. However, in its current form, the code does not adequately account for the nuance of the multidimensional, varying, and evolving nature of risk in the maritime industry. This is less the result of inadequate planning, but reflective of the ever-evolving nature of risk. Informed parties would be hard pushed to debate the legitimacy of the ISPS Code, however increasingly there are questions regarding its relevance within the contemporary security environment.
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