Tag: US coast guard

  • The clock is ticking for compliance with IMO’s 2021 cyber security regulations

    The 1 January 2021 deadline is fast approaching for marine and offshore organisations to implement the necessary cyber security measures required by the IMO. Karen Bolton explains what actions need […]

  • Navigating Cybersecurity Challenges in Maritime Operational Technology

    By John Cusimano, Marco Ayala and Greg Villano The maritime industry – including container ships, bulk tankers, drillships, cruise ships, mobile offshore drilling units and the ports and terminals that […]

  • Norway opens cyber resilience centre

    by Martyn Wingrove Norway will open a maritime cyber resilience centre at the beginning of 2021, just as shipping needs to demonstrate cyber risk management within ship safety documentation Norwegian Shipowners’ […]

  • Invest in maritime cyber security as you would fire prevention

    by Martyn Wingrove At the Maritime Cyber Risk Management virtual conference, cyber security experts from AP Moller-Maersk, Inmarsat and the Danish Maritime Authority discussed the maritime cyber security outlook for […]

  • Cyber Risk Forces Africa’s Maritime Security Concerns to Evolve

    By Brian Gicheru Kinyua One critical aspect of maritime security (and by far the most studied in the African context) is piracy. The effort and funding put towards anti-piracy efforts […]

  • Could Oil Ship Wakashio Been Hacked Before Mauritius Spill?

    Nishan Degnarain Cyber-attacks against global shipping have spiked 400% since Covid-19 lockdowns. And this was before the two high profile hacking victims in the last month alone – the world’s fourth […]

  • U.S. to base Coast Guard cutters in western Pacific in response to China

    By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday the U.S Coast Guard was basing Enhanced Response Cutters in the western Pacific for maritime security […]

  • Six Russian GRU Agents Indicted in Connection With NotPetya Attack

    The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six members of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) in connection with the June 2017 “NotPetya” cyberattack. The notorious malware release led to prolonged […]

  • Mexico port security

    Mexico Plans to Stop Port and Customs Corruption with Military Control In its latest efforts to break the stronghold on the illegal cartels, Mexico’s president is preparing to place the […]

  • USCG in big drugs haul

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) — The United States Coast Guard on Saturday reported that the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez offloaded approximately 1,981 kilogrammes of cocaine […]