By Sally Daultrey
Glance through the headlines on any given day and it’s easy to conclude that cyber security is mostly a city problem—high densities of people and their data create a virtual environment that’s rich with opportunity for criminals seeking to exploit financial systems and the Internet of Things. On the high seas, in the world’s ports and at the margins of every coastline, cyber security in the maritime domain is just as complex.
Fixed and mobile assets cross multiple zones of jurisdiction and territory. Legacy infrastructures and communications systems with poor or no encryption are open to attack. With 90% of the world’s cargo transiting by sea, there’s a huge part of the global economy that we don’t regularly “see” but is vital to the national critical infrastructure of most countries. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE
