Salvador Technologies has disclosed that the company is experiencing demand for its cyber-attack recovery platform from organizations in the maritime sector and shipping industry.
The company reports that an increasing number of port authorities, terminal operators and shipping companies are using its cyber-attack recovery platform.
According to the company, there are two main factors driving the demand for its platform. The first is the need to automate backup and recovery processes, which can improve operational continuity for critical infrastructures. And the second is compliance with a range of cybersecurity regulations and mandates related to on-ship and offshore restore capabilities.
Maritime increasingly targeted
Whether for financial gain or geopolitical considerations, cyber-terrorists and other malicious actors are increasingly targeting the maritime sector and shipping industry.
Last year, for example, crippling ransomware attacks in Australia and Japan shut down the operations of major ports, severely disrupting the flow of goods into and out of these countries.
More recently, the United States government urged the port authorities and operators across the country to improve their preparedness for increased cyber-attacks on key US infrastructure. Top US cybersecurity officials encouraged port authorities and operators to rapidly encrypt data, patch vulnerabilities in critical systems, maintain a well-trained cyber team and improve the backup of their critical systems.
“Over the years, the maritime industry has been facing a rising threat rate of cyber-attacks that results in downtime, causing damages to the efficient operations, competitiveness and reputations of ports around the world,” said Gadi Benmoshe, Managing Director of Marinnovators and Vice Chair of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Data Collaboration Committee.
“As these issues are becoming more and more critical, an incident recovery solution is now an essential proactive measure that should be taken by port authorities and terminal operators worldwide,” he added.
Strategic Partnership
Salvador recently established a strategic business partnership with the Port of Ashdod, the largest seaport in terms of cargo volume in Israel.
Through this partnership, Salvador is engaging port authorities and terminal operators that have signed cooperation agreements with the Innovation Center at the Port of Ashdod. These include the Port of New York & New Jersey and the Port of Corpus Christi in the United States, the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the Port of Singapore.
The company further reports that it is currently migrating successful trials of its cyber-attack recovery platform into full deployments for several port authorities and terminal operators in the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia engaged through its strategic partnership with the Port of Ashdod.
Salvador cyber-attack recovery platform consists of hardware connected to the HMI or SCADA, an agent software and a monitoring system. The platform protects customer data from being attacked and, in case of an incident, bypasses standard recovery protocols to enable a full recovery from cyber-attacks and any malfunction within only 30 seconds.
“We are tremendously pleased with our growth in the maritime sector and our expanding footprint across the shipping industry,” said Alex Yevtushenko, Co-Founder and CEO of Salvador.
“The market drivers pushing the demand for our cyber-attack recovery platform are clear and we have strong expectations for continued growth in this and other verticals,” concluded Yevtushenko.
