Maritime cybersecurity. Before the risks turn into attacks
Tuomala, Vesa (2021)
Tuomala, Vesa
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-344-360-0
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-344-360-0
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Cyber-attacks have increased during the CoVID-19 pandemic. There is an urgent need to understand the threats posed by cyber-attacks and identify how to minimise the potential risks. This study provides best practices to understand cybersecurity for the maritime industry. These best practices are a general awareness of cyber-attacks, the importance of defining roles and responsibilities, on board crew and ashore personnel readiness and preparedness drills for incidents in the shipping companies.
The hypothesis of this research is that the rate of maritime-related cyber-attack risk will continue to increase and as such, there is a need to raise awareness for the prevention and mitigation of incidents for the maritime stakeholders. Accordingly, the research question is: What to do before risks turn into attacks in maritime cybersecurity?
The research methodology was the study of new and relevant information from papers and articles written by cybersecurity experts. Accordingly, the research method was a literature review. This work is part of a larger desk study that aims to broaden the knowledge of cybersecurity and IoT issues of the maritime and logistics sector.
The research concentrates on the regulation governing cybersecurity, as well as privacy attacks conducted in 2020, information about the vessels, operational and control technology, and their cybersecurity. The research also focuses on how to prevent and mitigate cyber-attacks.
The discussion part outlines the research part and the findings of the best practices. The research concludes with the recommendation for further research on the next level of cybersecurity in future vessels and an investigation of the impact of INDUSTRY 4.0 on the logistics and maritime sector.
The hypothesis of this research is that the rate of maritime-related cyber-attack risk will continue to increase and as such, there is a need to raise awareness for the prevention and mitigation of incidents for the maritime stakeholders. Accordingly, the research question is: What to do before risks turn into attacks in maritime cybersecurity?
The research methodology was the study of new and relevant information from papers and articles written by cybersecurity experts. Accordingly, the research method was a literature review. This work is part of a larger desk study that aims to broaden the knowledge of cybersecurity and IoT issues of the maritime and logistics sector.
The research concentrates on the regulation governing cybersecurity, as well as privacy attacks conducted in 2020, information about the vessels, operational and control technology, and their cybersecurity. The research also focuses on how to prevent and mitigate cyber-attacks.
The discussion part outlines the research part and the findings of the best practices. The research concludes with the recommendation for further research on the next level of cybersecurity in future vessels and an investigation of the impact of INDUSTRY 4.0 on the logistics and maritime sector.