New analysis published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) argues that as ports become increasingly digitized and interconnected, their exposure to cyber risk is no longer confined to individual operators but extends across maritime ecosystems. The article highlights how traditional, siloed security approaches are proving inadequate against threats that move laterally across supply chains, prompting a shift toward ‘collective cyber defence’ models in which port authorities, logistics firms, and government actors share intelligence, coordinate responses, and jointly manage risk.
“Automated terminals, smart infrastructure and real-time data platforms are transforming not only how goods move through ports but also how the wider industrial ecosystem coordinates operations, manages energy and uses shared infrastructure, making ports more efficient and interconnected,” Marijn van Schoote, FERM managing director / former CISO PoR at the Port of Rotterdam; Irene Varoli, lead for Transitioning Industrial Clusters at the WEF, and Chiara Barbeschi, specialist for cyber resilience at the WEF, wrote in a post last week.
At the Port of Rotterdam, advanced port-call…
