Maritime
Maritime Companies Increasingly Paying Ransoms Amidst Ransomware Surge
In the double extortion strategy, cybercriminals first exfiltrate sensitive data from the victim’s servers and then encrypt the data, making it inaccessible. They then demand a ransom for both the decryption key and the assurance that they will not release the stolen data publicly. This places immense pressure on the targeted companies, leaving them with […]
Hackers lodge war with the Maritime sector by hitting DNV Shipmanager Software
As the maritime sector has become extremely dependent on technology tools, it is also attracting the attention of cyber criminals who are finding it as a lucrative target to mint money. Adding fuel to this are the vulnerabilities being observed in the system visibility tools that are being deployed because of OT/IT convergence. Although such […]
Human errors leading to an increase in cyber attacks on Maritime Industry
To all those who are concerned about the increase in cyber attacks on Maritime Industry, here’s an interesting finding to analyze. During a webinar conducted by Riviera, they revealed that the Human errors are causing an increase in cyber attacks on Maritime Industry. Riviera Cybersecurity Webinar held on March 16th, 2021 gave a conclusion that […]
Now China launches a cyber attack on Indian Maritime Ports
After infiltrating at least 10 computer networks related to Indian Power Grid Operations, the Chinese hacking group named RedEcho has reportedly targeted two maritime ports says a research carried out by Recorded Future- a Massachusetts based Cybersecurity and threat intelligence gathering firm. The highlight of the report is that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team […]
UK hosts £3 Million ‘Cyber Ship Lab’ to Prevent Cyber Attacks on Maritime
University of Plymouth, England has established a Cyber-Ship Lab worth £3 Million to fund research and development work to help prevent cyberattacks on Maritime systems. Objectively the research center will act as a culmination point for talent, innovation, and sophistication and will help secure Connected Maritime Systems on Ships. News is out that the study […]
Cyber Attack on Ship disrupts the functionality of onboard Control Systems
On July 8th of this year, the US Coast Guard issued a cybersecurity warning stating that all commercial vessels were vulnerable to cyber attacks. Explaining the incident with an example, the coast guard said that in Feb’19 a commercial vessel on an international voyage from the port of New York to New Jersey was impacted […]
Speedcast offers Cloud-based Solution to detect Cyber Threats on Maritime
Speedcast, an Australian company which offers Communications Satellite Technology has launched a cloud-based solution to thwart cyber attacks on vessels and other Maritime services. The Speedcast’s Cybersecurity as a Service solution is capable to defend maritime assets, detects and monitors threats and helps mitigate the risks of all cyber threat variants. Cybersecurity as a service […]
Mitigate your Maritime Cyber Threats with ShipSecure
World Link Communications has made it official that its latest solution suite named ‘ShipSecure’ has the potential to thwart cyber threats of any range targeting the shipping community. Thus, by offering a ShipSecure suite, World Link Communications happens to be the world’s first company to provide services that help mitigate cyber threats targeting vessels by […]
