According to Andrew Huxley, many in the marine supply chain business have operations that rely upon “multiple third-party suppliers” and have “widespread office networks” Photo: Pixabay/Pexels/CC0 License
Specialist port insurer TT Club has warned of the daily operational risk posed by cyber ‘activity’, urging ports to shut down third party back doors into their systems.
Andrew Huxley, development director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the transport and logistics insurance and risk management services firm, warned that many in the marine supply chain business have operations that rely upon “multiple third-party suppliers” and have “widespread office networks”.
Speaking at the 6th MED Ports 2018 Exhibition and Conference, he said: “Often, information technology systems are of an in-house, legacy nature, which may be poorly protected by security software.”
According to Mr Huxley, a BIMCO survey from 2016 suggested that over a fifth of respondents confessed to cyberattacks, while in 2017, a SeaIntel Maritime Analysis report estimated that 44% of the…
