Inmarsat has launched Fleet Secure Unified Threat Management (UTM), as a standard option on the company’s Fleet Xpress service, protecting vessel networks against cyber attacks.
Fleet Secure UTM completes a portfolio of Inmarsat cyber security solutions for shipowners, which includes Fleet Secure Endpoint and Fleet Secure Cyber Awareness Training. Developed in partnership with maritime cyber security specialist Port-IT, the resilience of Fleet Secure UTM protection is based on its consolidation of multiple network security tools in a single application.
With cyber attacks on global businesses increasing by 40 per cent in 2021, Inmarsat reports a tripling in data used by the average commercial ship since the onset of COVID-19. The growth reflects extra demand for crew connectivity but also increasing use of data to monitor vessel performance, optimise decision-making and support predictive maintenance.
The result is a growing ship network ‘surface area’ for attacks that offers a route to onboard control systems. Cyber threats are also fast-evolving, as cyber criminals develop malicious codes to probe for new weaknesses. Successful attacks threaten vessel…
