MARITIME CYBER ATTACKS POSE MAJOR RISKS

THE MARITIME industry has been slow to acknowledge the threat posed to it by cyber attacks but the increasing connectivity of technologies across all layers of the supply chain create a tempting target for hackers. Sarah Gibbons reports.    WITH increasing levels of connectivity across global supply chains, the maritime industry faces a significant risk of cyber-attacks. Training and awareness programmes to combat the threat are gaining momentum to shore up the sector’s defences, especially as some insurance policies do not cover shipowners from the ...


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