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Threats and Impacts in Maritime Cyber Security

30/11/2018 07:45

In an increasingly connected and technologically dependent world, new areas of vulnerability are emerging. This article explores the unique challenges of maritime cyber security in order to better understand the issues with securing vessels at sea, together with the shore based...

CFC Underwriting Tech Insurance

29/11/2018 07:00

Every day technology companies enable people to connect and businesses to operate in new and innovative ways. With twenty years’ experience providing insurance to some of the world’s most disruptive start-ups and creative tech companies, CFC understands how quickly the risks facing this industry...

German Regulator Fines Firm for GDPR Failings

27/11/2018 06:39

A German privacy regulator has issued its first GDPR fine after a hacker stole unencrypted data on hundreds of thousands of customers of a local chat app. The Baden-Württemberg Data Protection Authority (LfDI) fined Knuddels just €20,000 ($22,700) despite the firm having stored user passwords and...

Insight: Cyber threats to shipping grow in East Mediterranean

22/11/2018 07:42

In the first part of this double feature, Katherine Dunn investigates an emerging security risk for the shipping industry, as maritime authorities report a rising number of GPS failures Early one Sunday in mid-March, a ship in Port Said, the northern gateway to Egypt’s Suez Canal, suddenly and...

ADACOM Report: The Vulnerability Landscape of Greece

22/11/2018 07:36

The current report contains a statistical analysis of the security findings discovered by ADACOM Cyber Security during a period of three years and a sample of 200 security engagements of various types. The findings represent actual vulnerabilities discovered and/or exploited in a number of systems...

Lessons on data breaches from the EU

21/11/2018 07:48

Six months ago, May 25, 2018 to be exact the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in the European Union – but its implementation happened with a "whimper" rather than a "bang", says an industry expert. The regulation falls under EU law and deals with data protection and...

Marsh: Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2018

10/11/2018 06:47

The first industry report of its kind, the Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2018 takes a global look at the major issues that are likely to impact the global maritime industry over the next 10 years. The Issues Monitor research is based on the responses of senior maritime stakeholders from more than...

NetDiligence Releases Data-Driven Analysis on Cyber Claims

07/11/2018 16:37

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDiligence®, a leading provider of cyber risk readiness and response services, announced today it has published its eighth annual Cyber Claims Study, a study of actual losses for data breaches and other cyber-related events covered by...

Shipping : Report Sounds Cybersecurity Alarm

04/11/2018 00:39

"The U.S. maritime industry is not prepared for future cyber-attacks," maritime law firm Jones Walker LLP has warned in a new survey and report released October 23. The report comes a year after the most severe cyberattack publicly reported on a maritime or shipping company. Last year, global...

Beazley breach insights October 2018 - Ransomware attacks surge and ransom demands rise

03/11/2018 11:36

In recent months, Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services has seen the number of reported ransomware incidents climb again. The varieties of ransomware and the differing technical abilities of the criminals make effective response especially challenging. Breach response services, such as...

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