With new rules on Cyber Security coming down from the U.S. Coast Guard, Angeliki Zisimatou, Director Cybersecurity, ABS, is uniquely positioned to discuss maritime cyber security in the round, with insights on what she’s seen and heard from the draft rules, with advise on what it could mean for vessel owners.
Cyber security and all that it entails is quickly climbing the priority ladder in maritime, as increasing dependance on connectivity is a double edge sword of promise and peril.
While the level of cyber security preparedness varies widely across all industries, perhaps the biggest concern is that some don’t even acknowledge the risk. “Many times over the last eight years I’ve heard ‘Cybersecurity is a hoax’; I’ve heard that again and again from crews, from operators, from owners,” said Angeliki Zisimatou, Director Cybersecurity, ABS,as they believe that their onboard systems are ‘air-gapped’ from onboard connectivity, leading to a …