On the third day of The Superyacht Forum 2019, Eric Stride, chief technology officer at Atlas Cybersecurity, presented current and future cyber-security threats posed to superyachts. During the workshop, Stride spoke in depth about hacking and cyber-attacks, with the aim of giving the audience a better understanding on cyber security in the superyacht industry.
“There is often the mentality that small-to-medium businesses are not likely to be a target for a cyber attacker,” explained Stride. “But this size is actually very attractive to attackers, who primarily look for return on investment. Superyachts are high return on investment targets.”
Furthermore – Stride pointed out – a yacht is not and office and there are more challenges with cyber security on board. This means that the industry has to have solutions that are custom to the yachting environment in order to be affective. The rotation of crew, VSAT internet and a complex network of systems are just some of the factors that makes securing a yacht against cyber attacks unique.
Stride continued to explain that the primary attacker found in the superyacht industry has a financial motive. He presented…
